# Distance from Merluna Airport (MLV) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 13,102 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,102 km / 8,141 mi / 7,074 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:49 in Merluna Airport, it's 04:49 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 314 ft (OTP is higher than MLV)

## Airports

### [Merluna Airport (MLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlv-merluna-airport/1ef266e0-1282-6edc-abb4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Merluna Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMEU
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -13.050000, 142.480000
- Elevation: 0 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 11:49 in Merluna Airport, it's 04:49 in Bucharest.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Merluna Airport (MLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlv-merluna-airport/1ef266e0-1282-6edc-abb4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)