# Distance from Katiu (KXU) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 16,752 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,752 km / 10,409 mi / 9,045 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 21:01 in Katiu, it's 10:01 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 307 ft (OTP is higher than KXU)

## Airports

### [Katiu Airport (KXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kxu-katiu-katiu-airport/1ef266df-73ae-61c6-a0bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Katiu, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.340000, -144.400000
- 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 21:01 in Katiu, it's 10:01 in Bucharest.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Katiu Airport (KXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kxu-katiu-katiu-airport/1ef266df-73ae-61c6-a0bc-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)