# Distance from Columbus (CSG) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 8,973 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,973 km / 5,576 mi / 4,845 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 08:18 in Columbus, it's 15:18 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 84 ft (OTP is lower than CSG)

## Airports

### [Columbus Airport (CSG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csg-columbus-columbus-airport/1ef266df-1524-622c-ab21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbus, United States
- ICAO: KCSG
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 32.520000, -84.940000
- Elevation: 398 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:18 in Columbus, it's 15:18 in Bucharest.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Columbus Airport (CSG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csg-columbus-columbus-airport/1ef266df-1524-622c-ab21-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)