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OTP to ECP: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
5,720 mi
9,205 km · 4,970 nm
11h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,720 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- ECP — Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · Panama City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ECP
- PFN · Panama City-Bay Co International Airport12 mi away
- PAM · Tyndall Air Force Base24 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport40 mi away
- VPS · Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from ECP?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Panama City (ECP) is 5,720 miles (9,205 km, 4,970 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 41m 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 time difference between Bucharest and Panama City?
Panama City is 8 hours behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to ECP?
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