# Distance from San Luis (LUQ) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 12,703 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,703 km / 7,893 mi / 6,859 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 10:24 in San Luis, it's 16:24 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,014 ft (OTP is lower than LUQ)

## Airports

### [Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luq-san-luis-brigadier-mayor-d-cesar-raul-ojeda-airport/1ef266df-922c-6ed6-8152-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Luis, Argentina
- ICAO: SAOU
- Timezone: America/Argentina/San_Luis
- Coordinates: -33.270000, -66.360000
- Elevation: 2,328 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 10:24 in San Luis, it's 16:24 in Bucharest.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luq-san-luis-brigadier-mayor-d-cesar-raul-ojeda-airport/1ef266df-922c-6ed6-8152-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)