# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Tekin (TKW)

> 12,462 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,462 km / 7,744 mi / 6,729 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 11:21 in Bucharest, it's 18:21 in Tekin)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,471 ft (TKW 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

### [Tekin Airport (TKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkw-tekin-tekin-airport/1ef266de-9c3b-6df6-b712-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tekin, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYTN
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.240000, 142.170000
- Elevation: 5,785 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 11:21 in Bucharest, it's 18:21 in Tekin.
With a 7-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)
- [Tekin Airport (TKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkw-tekin-tekin-airport/1ef266de-9c3b-6df6-b712-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)