# Distance from Glasgow (GLW) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 8,665 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,665 km / 5,384 mi / 4,679 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 22:57 in Glasgow, it's 06:57 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 402 ft (OTP is lower than GLW)

## Airports

### [Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glw-glasgow-glasgow-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1e7b-62a8-b183-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glasgow, United States
- ICAO: KGLW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.030000, -85.950000
- Elevation: 716 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 22:57 in Glasgow, it's 06:57 in Bucharest.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glw-glasgow-glasgow-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1e7b-62a8-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)