BCN → OTPBarcelona to Bucharest

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Direct flights from Barcelona (BCN) to Bucharest (OTP): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,980 km, an estimated 3 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Barcelona and Bucharest. Updated 15 November 2026 at 08:53 UTC.

Today, BCN → OTP

Sun 15 Nov · local times
W43176Wizz Air Malta25 min late

The BCN board at 09:53 shows departure at 09:45 instead of 09:20.

Likely landing
about 13:35middle half 13:25 to 13:42 · sched 13:35
Later cancelled
0.9%of 1,728 past Wizz Air Malta flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
W43178 20:15Wizz Air Malta (WMT)

Landing estimate from 236,026 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The OTP board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track W43176 →
  1. 09:20 W43176Wizz Air Malta Est. 09:45 +25T2 OTP about 13:35sched 13:35
  2. 20:15 W43178Wizz Air Malta (WMT) On scheduleT2 ·

Checked BCN board 09:53 · OTP board 10:33

BCN Barcelona smooth · +14
OTP Bucharest smooth · +0
1,980 km · ~3h 02m est.
dep bank 09:20–20:1514x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 12 tracked BCN → OTP flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~3h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Sun
Wizz Air Malta (WMT)

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Wizz Air Malta (WMT)W483% on time

Flights W43176 09:20 daily · W43178 20:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14W43176dep +8 → arr−23
11-13W43176dep +60 → arr+32
11-13W43178arrived−5
11-12W43176dep +28 → arr+6
11-12W43178arrived−23
11-11W43176dep +5 → arr−20
11-11W43178arrived−35
11-10W43176arrived−13
11-09W43176dep +13 → arr−13
11-09W43178dep +79 → arr+51
11-08W43176dep +1 → arr−9
11-08W43178arrived−22

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BCNBarcelona +14 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 7 kt Full BCN delay board →
OTPBucharest +0 min smooth 🌫 scattered clouds · ENE 4 kt Full OTP delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BCN: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Barcelona to Bucharest route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BCN to OTP flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

BCN to OTP questions

Is BCN–OTP running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BCN is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BCN–OTP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:20 and evening departures around 20:15 from BCN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the OTP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BCN to OTP?

Great-circle distance is 1,980 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 170–200 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BCN–OTP fly?

Wizz Air Malta (WMT) runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.