- Great circle
- 424 km
- 264 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 1h 02m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 44.6°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 1.1%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 286th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Bucharest the path crosses Romania, then Bulgaria, then 151 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 44.6°N, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: south-east out of Bucharest, south-east into Istanbul. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
OTP
Bucharest Henri Coandă
Bucharest, Romania · Europe
44.6°N, 26.1°E
Bucharest to Istanbul, asked and answered
- How far is Bucharest to Istanbul?
- Bucharest to Istanbul (OTP to IST) is 424 km, or 264 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Bucharest to Istanbul?
- About 1h 02m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Bucharest to Istanbul flight take?
- The great circle passes over Romania, then Bulgaria, then 151 km of open water. It reaches 44.6°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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