# Distance from Mbala (MMQ) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 5,964 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,964 km / 3,706 mi / 3,221 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 174° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zambia) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 23:10 in Mbala, it's 00:10 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,140 ft (OTP is lower than MMQ)

## Airports

### [Mbala Airport (MMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmq-mbala-mbala-airport/1ef266de-da1f-65be-9d9b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbala, Zambia
- ICAO: FLBA
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -8.860000, 31.340000
- Elevation: 5,454 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 23:10 in Mbala, it's 00:10 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Mbala Airport (MMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmq-mbala-mbala-airport/1ef266de-da1f-65be-9d9b-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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