# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Cerro Sombrero (SMB)

> 14,102 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,102 km / 8,763 mi / 7,615 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 01:03 in Bucharest, it's 19:03 in Cerro Sombrero)
- **Elevation difference**: 210 ft (SMB 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

### [Franco Bianco Airport (SMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/smb-cerro-sombrero-franco-bianco-airport/1ef266df-9d87-6fa6-9372-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cerro Sombrero, Chile
- ICAO: SCSB
- Timezone: America/Punta_Arenas
- Coordinates: -52.740000, -69.330000
- Elevation: 104 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 01:03 in Bucharest, it's 19:03 in Cerro Sombrero.
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)
- [Franco Bianco Airport (SMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/smb-cerro-sombrero-franco-bianco-airport/1ef266df-9d87-6fa6-9372-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)