# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Butembo (RUE)

> 4,953 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,953 km / 3,078 mi / 2,674 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 175° (south)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 03:43 in Bucharest, it's 02:43 in Butembo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,443 ft (RUE 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

### [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Butembo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZMB
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 0.120000, 29.310000
- Elevation: 5,757 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 03:43 in Bucharest, it's 02:43 in Butembo.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)