# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Tabiteuea South (TSU)

> 14,335 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,335 km / 8,907 mi / 7,740 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Kiribati
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 16:35 in Bucharest, it's 01:35 in Tabiteuea South)
- **Elevation difference**: 314 ft (TSU 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

### [Tabiteuea South Airport (TSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tsu-tabiteuea-south-tabiteuea-south-airport/1ef266df-70b4-6cfe-81b3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tabiteuea South, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTS
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: -1.470000, 175.060000
- Elevation: 0 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 16:35 in Bucharest, it's 01:35 in Tabiteuea South.
With a 9-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)
- [Tabiteuea South Airport (TSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tsu-tabiteuea-south-tabiteuea-south-airport/1ef266df-70b4-6cfe-81b3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)