# Distance from Chelyabinsk (CEK) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 2,761 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,761 km / 1,716 mi / 1,491 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Romania
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 20:36 in Chelyabinsk, it's 18:36 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 455 ft (OTP is lower than CEK)

## Airports

### [Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport (CEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cek-chelyabinsk-chelyabinsk-balandino-airport/1ef266df-e9d8-6270-8339-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chelyabinsk, Russia
- ICAO: USCC
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 55.310000, 61.500000
- Elevation: 769 ft

### [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LROP
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.570000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 314 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:36 in Chelyabinsk, it's 18:36 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport (CEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cek-chelyabinsk-chelyabinsk-balandino-airport/1ef266df-e9d8-6270-8339-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)