# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Sumbawanga (SUT)

> 5,869 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,869 km / 3,647 mi / 3,169 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 173° (south)
- **Return heading**: 355° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 09:03 in Bucharest, it's 09:03 in Sumbawanga)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,606 ft (SUT 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

### [Sumbawanga Airport (SUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sut-sumbawanga-sumbawanga-airport/1ef266de-ef2b-6d40-832d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sumbawanga, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTSU
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -7.970000, 31.670000
- Elevation: 5,920 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.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sumbawanga Airport (SUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sut-sumbawanga-sumbawanga-airport/1ef266de-ef2b-6d40-832d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)