# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Espargos (SID)

> 5,506 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,506 km / 3,421 mi / 2,973 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Cape Verde
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 01:45 in Bucharest, it's 21:45 in Espargos)
- **Elevation difference**: 137 ft (SID 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

### [Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sid-espargos-amilcar-cabral-international-airport/1ef266de-e9a3-6666-bb28-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Espargos, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVAC
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 16.740000, -22.950000
- Elevation: 177 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 01:45 in Bucharest, it's 21:45 in Espargos.
The 4-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)
- [Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sid-espargos-amilcar-cabral-international-airport/1ef266de-e9a3-6666-bb28-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)