OTP · Otopeni, Romania
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport.
--:--:-- · EEST (UTC+03:00) · 44.5718° N, 26.1033° E
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport
Airport in Romania
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for OTP
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4482; ident LROP; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
bucharestairports.ro
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
OTP / LROP
OurAirports ident
LROP
GPS / local code
LROP
ISO region
RO-IF
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
bucharestairports.ro
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q257631
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EEST · UTC+03:00
Time zone
EEST
Europe/Bucharest · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
16 km
Approximate distance to central Otopeni.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Bucharest
Languages
Romanian
Currency
RON (lei)
Country area
238,391 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,484 ft / 3,500 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1970 · Bucharest Airports
Owner / entity
Bucharest Airports
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Otopeni, Romania. Otopeni's built-up core sits roughly 16 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Bucharest (UTC+03:00, EEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP / LROP) is at 44.5718° N, 26.1033° E, elevation 314 ft (96 m), serving Otopeni, Romania.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Otopeni is in Romania (capital Bucharest); on Europe/Bucharest (EEST, UTC+03:00); working languages: Romanian; currency: RON (lei).
Distance from central Otopeni: 16 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for OTP.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP / LROP)
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Airport in Romania
Known label 1
BUH
Alternate airport-name cue retained for OTP, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Otopeni Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for OTP, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
RoAF 90th Airlift Base
Alternate airport-name cue retained for OTP, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LROP · LROP · RO-IF
bucharestairports.ro · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for OTP; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Sector 1
sector-1 · 9.8 km from OTP
Romania · Europe/Bucharest · +0h · population 225,453 · city coordinates 44.4924, 26.0483
2. Voluntari
voluntari · 11 km from OTP
Romania · Europe/Bucharest · +0h · population 30,323 · city coordinates 44.4900, 26.1734
3. Buftea
buftea · 12 km from OTP
Romania · Europe/Bucharest · +0h · population 20,691 · city coordinates 44.5614, 25.9489
4. Sector 2
sector-2 · 13 km from OTP
Romania · Europe/Bucharest · +0h · population 290,507 · city coordinates 44.4528, 26.1332
5. Bucharest
bucharest · 16 km from OTP
Romania · Europe/Bucharest · +0h · population 1,877,155 · city coordinates 44.4323, 26.1063
6. Pantelimon
pantelimon · 16 km from OTP
Romania · Europe/Bucharest · +0h · population 16,206 · city coordinates 44.4500, 26.2000
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BBU LRBS
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport · Bucharest
7.6 km from OTP · Europe/Bucharest · +0h · elevation 297 ft (91 m) · airport coordinates 44.5031, 26.1029
2. SOF LBSF
Sofia Airport · Sofia
300 km from OTP · Europe/Sofia · +0h · elevation 1,742 ft (531 m) · airport coordinates 42.6964, 23.4177
3. RMO LUKK
Chişinău International Airport · Chişinău
342 km from OTP · Europe/Chisinau · +0h · elevation 399 ft (122 m) · airport coordinates 46.9277, 28.9317
Route-time reference set
1. OTP-SOF
Sofia · 300 km · 1h 13m
Europe/Sofia · +0h from OTP; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. OTP-RMO
Chişinău · 342 km · 1h 16m
Europe/Chisinau · +0h from OTP; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,484 ft / 3,500 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for OTP.
Runway identifiers
08L/26R · 08R/26L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BBU LRBS
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport · Bucharest · 7.6 km from OTP
large airport · Europe/Bucharest · romania · 297 ft (91 m) · 44.5031, 26.1029
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OTP.
Source note 2
The airport covers 605 hectares of land and contains two parallel runways, both 3,500 meters long.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OTP.
Country and authority
OTP sits in Romania (Romania), whose capital is Bucharest. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Southeast Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Romanian. Currency context: RON (lei). OTP is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
OTP is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with BUH, Otopeni Airport, RoAF 90th Airlift Base. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Romania. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre. Location cue: Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q257631 · Henri Coandă International Airport. Owner / owning body: Bucharest Airports. Administrative area: Otopeni. Named after: Bucharest · Henri Coandă · Otopeni
Field and clock profile
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is a low-elevation field at 314 ft (96 m), positioned at 44.5718° N, 26.1033° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,484 ft / 3,500 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Bucharest (EEST, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Sector 1 is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.8 km. BBU Bucharest is the closest retained airport alternative at 7.6 km.
Country airport peers
OTP is compared with BBU Bucharest at 7.6 km inside the retained Romania airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
OTP-SOF Sofia: 300 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. OTP-RMO Chişinău: 342 km, about 1h 16m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LROP backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. bucharestairports.ro is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,484 ft / 3,500 m
Runway identifiers
08L/26R, 08R/26L
OurAirports classifies OTP as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Otopeni.
OTP (LROP) is a low-elevation field at 314 ft (96 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
OTP sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
OTP's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,484 ft / 3,500 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Bucharest Airports is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for OTP.
- Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre.
- The airport covers 605 hectares of land and contains two parallel runways, both 3,500 meters long.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at bucharestairports.ro, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for OTP
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
OTP uses Europe/Bucharest (EEST, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is about 16 km from central Otopeni; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BBU Bucharest is the closest retained alternate at 7.6 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
bucharestairports.ro is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place OTP inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
OTP ranks #2 in the curated Romania airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
OTP shares Europe/Bucharest with BBU Bucharest RO. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
OTP is 314 ft (96 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include IAD 312 ft (95 m) (2 ft delta) · SAW 312 ft (95 m) (2 ft delta) · OMS 311 ft (95 m) (3 ft delta) · ATH 308 ft (94 m) (6 ft delta) · CAI 322 ft (98 m) (8 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
OTP's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BBU 7.6 km +0h · SOF 300 km +0h · RMO 342 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | SOF | 300 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Chişinău | RMO | 342 km | 1h 16m | +0h | --:--:-- |
OTP to SOF
Sofia
Distance 300 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone Europe/Sofia is +0h from OTP. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OTP to RMO
Chişinău
Distance 342 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone Europe/Chisinau is +0h from OTP. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Bucharest is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from OTP, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Sector 1
sector-1 · 9.8 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Voluntari
voluntari · 11 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buftea
buftea · 12 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sector 2
sector-2 · 13 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bucharest
bucharest · 16 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pantelimon
pantelimon · 16 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sector 6
sector-6 · 17 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sector 3
sector-3 · 17 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sector 5
sector-5 · 21 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Popeşti-Leordeni
popesti-leordeni · 22 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sector 4
sector-4 · 22 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ploieşti
ploiesti · 43 km · Europe/Bucharest
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Sofia (SOF), Chişinău (RMO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,484 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers 08L/26R, 08R/26L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Bucharest Airports.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1970.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from OTP. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International AirportBBU
Bucharest · large airport
- Distance
- 7.6 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 297 ft (91 m)
Compare against BBU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sofia AirportSOF
Sofia · large airport
- Distance
- 300 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,742 ft (531 m)
Compare against SOF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Chişinău International AirportRMO
Chişinău · large airport
- Distance
- 342 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 399 ft (122 m)
Compare against RMO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) in?▾
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is in the Europe/Bucharest timezone (UTC+03:00, EEST).
What are the codes for Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport?▾
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport uses IATA code OTP and ICAO code LROP.
Where is Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport located?▾
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is located in Otopeni, Romania at coordinates 44.5718° N, 26.1033° E, with an elevation of 314 ft (96 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport from central Otopeni?▾
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport sits roughly 16 km from the nearest mapped city center for Otopeni.
Which route reference is most useful from OTP?▾
Sofia (SOF) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 13m, destination timezone Europe/Sofia, and a +0h difference from OTP.
What other airports in Romania are close peers to OTP?▾
OTP's curated peers in Romania on this site include BBU Bucharest.
How many runways does Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport have?▾
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,484 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers include 08L/26R, 08R/26L.