# Distance from Laucala Island (LUC) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 16,095 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,095 km / 10,001 mi / 8,690 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Fiji) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 10:30 in Laucala Island, it's 01:30 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 304 ft (OTP is higher than LUC)

## Airports

### [Laucala Island Airport (LUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luc-laucala-island-laucala-island-airport/1ef266df-702a-6dce-81a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Laucala Island, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNH
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -16.750000, -179.670000
- Elevation: 10 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 10:30 in Laucala Island, it's 01:30 in Bucharest.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Laucala Island Airport (LUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luc-laucala-island-laucala-island-airport/1ef266df-702a-6dce-81a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)