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OTP to ESM: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Esmeraldas (General Rivadeneira Airport)
6,938 mi
11,166 km · 6,029 nm
14h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
6,938 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 4m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ESM — General Rivadeneira Airport · Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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 ESM
- TCO · La Florida Airport84 mi away
- UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport116 mi away
- TUA · Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport133 mi away
- IPI · San Luis Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from ESM?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Esmeraldas (ESM) is 6,938 miles (11,166 km, 6,029 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to ESM?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 4m 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 Esmeraldas?
Esmeraldas is 8 hours behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to ESM?
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