# Distance from Freetown (HGS) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 5,513 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,513 km / 3,425 mi / 2,977 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 22:52 in Freetown, it's 01:52 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 254 ft (OTP is higher than HGS)

## Airports

### [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFHA
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.400000, -13.130000
- Elevation: 60 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 22:52 in Freetown, it's 01:52 in Bucharest.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
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