AirportsAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is a large airport serving Spata-Artemida, in Attica, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ATH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ATH
- ICAO code
- LGAV
- City
- Spata-Artemida
- State or region
- Attica
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.9364° N, 23.9445° E
- Elevation
- 94 m (308 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ATH means Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGAV. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.9364° N, 23.9445° E. It stands 94 metres (308 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Athens, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03R/21L | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03L/21R | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Syros AirportSyros Island | JSY | 105 km |
| Skiros AirportSkiros Island | SKU | 124 km |
| Mykonos Island National AirportMykonos | JMK | 136 km |
| Skiathos Island National AirportSkiathos | JSI | 143 km |
| Paros National AirportParos | PAS | 145 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,984 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,149 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,273 km | 4 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,427 km | 3 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,932 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,127 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,044 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,512 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,307 km | 18 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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