# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)

> 4,329 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,329 km / 2,690 mi / 2,337 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Portugal
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 23:03 in Bucharest, it's 20:03 in Ponta Delgada)
- **Elevation difference**: 55 ft (PDL is lower than OTP)

## Airports

### [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

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 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 23:03 in Bucharest, it's 20:03 in Ponta Delgada.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)