# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Aktau (SCO)

> 1,985 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,985 km / 1,234 mi / 1,072 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 01:07 in Bucharest, it's 03:07 in Aktau)
- **Elevation difference**: 239 ft (SCO 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

### [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATE
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 43.860000, 51.090000
- Elevation: 75 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:07 in Bucharest, it's 03:07 in Aktau.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)