# Distance from Puntarenas (JAP) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 10,827 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,827 km / 6,728 mi / 5,846 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 09:45 in Puntarenas, it's 18:45 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 307 ft (OTP is higher than JAP)

## Airports

### [Chacarita Airport (JAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jap-puntarenas-chacarita-airport/1ef266df-656b-68a2-911e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRCH
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.980000, -84.770000
- Elevation: 7 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 09:45 in Puntarenas, it's 18:45 in Bucharest.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chacarita Airport (JAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jap-puntarenas-chacarita-airport/1ef266df-656b-68a2-911e-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)