# Distance from Waitangi (CHT) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 18,220 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,220 km / 11,321 mi / 9,838 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 281° (west)
- **Return heading**: 95° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -9.75h (When it's 12:59 in Waitangi, it's 03:14 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 271 ft (OTP is higher than CHT)

## Airports

### [Chatham Islands-Tuuta Airport (CHT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cht-waitangi-chatham-islands-tuuta-airport/1ef266df-7665-66a8-8c05-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Waitangi, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCI
- Timezone: Pacific/Chatham
- Coordinates: -43.810000, -176.460000
- Elevation: 43 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:59 in Waitangi, it's 03:14 in Bucharest.
With a 9.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chatham Islands-Tuuta Airport (CHT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cht-waitangi-chatham-islands-tuuta-airport/1ef266df-7665-66a8-8c05-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)