# Distance from Kundiawa (CMU) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 12,739 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,739 km / 7,915 mi / 6,878 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 08:44 in Kundiawa, it's 01:44 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,660 ft (OTP is lower than CMU)

## Airports

### [Chimbu Airport (CMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmu-kundiawa-chimbu-airport/1ef266de-9b12-6ce0-9815-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYCH
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.020000, 144.970000
- Elevation: 4,974 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 08:44 in Kundiawa, it's 01:44 in Bucharest.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chimbu Airport (CMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmu-kundiawa-chimbu-airport/1ef266de-9b12-6ce0-9815-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)