# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Vandalia (VLA)

> 8,691 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,691 km / 5,400 mi / 4,693 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 11:40 in Bucharest, it's 03:40 in Vandalia)
- **Elevation difference**: 223 ft (VLA 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

### [Vandalia Municipal Airport (VLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vla-vandalia-vandalia-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3eb0-6fe6-80b9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vandalia, United States
- ICAO: KVLA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.990000, -89.170000
- Elevation: 537 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:40 in Bucharest, it's 03:40 in Vandalia.
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)
- [Vandalia Municipal Airport (VLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vla-vandalia-vandalia-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3eb0-6fe6-80b9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)