# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Tulcan (TUA)

> 11,032 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,032 km / 6,855 mi / 5,957 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 19:57 in Bucharest, it's 11:57 in Tulcan)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,335 ft (TUA 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

### [Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport (TUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tua-tulcan-teniente-coronel-luis-a-mantilla-airport/1ef266df-a5c5-66d2-af7d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tulcan, Ecuador
- ICAO: SETU
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: 0.810000, -77.710000
- Elevation: 9,649 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 19:57 in Bucharest, it's 11:57 in Tulcan.
With a 8-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)
- [Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport (TUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tua-tulcan-teniente-coronel-luis-a-mantilla-airport/1ef266df-a5c5-66d2-af7d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)