# Distance from Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 8,797 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,797 km / 5,466 mi / 4,750 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 14:25 in Carbondale/Murphysboro, it's 22:25 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 97 ft (OTP is lower than MDH)

## Airports

### [Southern Illinois Airport (MDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdh-carbondalemurphysboro-southern-illinois-airport/1ef266df-2a4f-676e-9f2e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Carbondale/Murphysboro, United States
- ICAO: KMDH
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.780000, -89.250000
- Elevation: 411 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 14:25 in Carbondale/Murphysboro, it's 22:25 in Bucharest.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Southern Illinois Airport (MDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdh-carbondalemurphysboro-southern-illinois-airport/1ef266df-2a4f-676e-9f2e-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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