# Distance from Matadi (MAT) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 5,742 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,742 km / 3,568 mi / 3,101 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 11° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 02:46 in Matadi, it's 04:46 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 801 ft (OTP is lower than MAT)

## Airports

### [Tshimpi Airport (MAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mat-matadi-tshimpi-airport/1ef266de-e1dc-69e6-bf8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matadi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAM
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.800000, 13.440000
- Elevation: 1,115 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:46 in Matadi, it's 04:46 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Tshimpi Airport (MAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mat-matadi-tshimpi-airport/1ef266de-e1dc-69e6-bf8d-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)