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CLU to OTP: distance & flight time
Columbus (Columbus Municipal Airport) → Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport)
5,268 mi
8,479 km · 4,578 nm
10h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,268 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 48m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CLU — Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus, United States
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CLU
Near OTP
- BBU · Băneasa International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport100 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLU from OTP?
The flight distance from Columbus (CLU) to Bucharest (OTP) is 5,268 miles (8,479 km, 4,578 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLU to OTP?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLU to OTP?
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