# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Rincon de los Sauces (RDS)

> 13,164 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,164 km / 8,180 mi / 7,108 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 22:54 in Bucharest, it's 16:54 in Rincon de los Sauces)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,654 ft (RDS is higher 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

### [Rincon De Los Sauces Airport (RDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rds-rincon-de-los-sauces-rincon-de-los-sauces-airport/1ef266df-91a8-687a-a5c9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rincon de los Sauces, Argentina
- ICAO: SAHS
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Salta
- Coordinates: -37.390000, -68.900000
- Elevation: 1,968 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 22:54 in Bucharest, it's 16:54 in Rincon de los Sauces.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rincon De Los Sauces Airport (RDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rds-rincon-de-los-sauces-rincon-de-los-sauces-airport/1ef266df-91a8-687a-a5c9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)