# Distance from Takaka Airport (KTF) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 17,279 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,279 km / 10,736 mi / 9,330 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 19:20 in Takaka Airport, it's 10:20 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 212 ft (OTP is higher than KTF)

## Airports

### [Takaka Airport (KTF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktf-takaka-airport/1ef266df-77e9-6650-8a77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takaka Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTK
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -40.810000, 172.770000
- Elevation: 102 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 19:20 in Takaka Airport, it's 10:20 in Bucharest.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Takaka Airport (KTF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktf-takaka-airport/1ef266df-77e9-6650-8a77-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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