# Distance from Lafayette (LAF) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 8,446 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,446 km / 5,248 mi / 4,561 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 03:01 in Lafayette, it's 10:01 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 292 ft (OTP is lower than LAF)

## Airports

### [Purdue University Airport (LAF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/laf-lafayette-purdue-university-airport/1ef266df-26cb-643a-b424-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lafayette, United States
- ICAO: KLAF
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.410000, -86.940000
- Elevation: 606 ft

### [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://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

## 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 03:01 in Lafayette, it's 10:01 in Bucharest.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Purdue University Airport (LAF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/laf-lafayette-purdue-university-airport/1ef266df-26cb-643a-b424-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)