ATH · Spata-Artemida, Greece
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport.
--:--:-- · EEST (UTC+03:00) · 37.9364° N, 23.9445° E
Athens International Airport
International airport serving Athens, Greece
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ATH
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 4251; ident LGAV; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aia.gr
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Athens International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 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
ATH / LGAV
OurAirports ident
LGAV
GPS / local code
LGAV
ISO region
GR-I
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aia.gr
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q211734
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
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, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EEST · UTC+03:00
Time zone
EEST
Europe/Athens · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
20 km
Approximate distance to central Spata-Artemida.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Athens
Languages
Greek
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
131,990 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
2001
Owner / entity
Athens International Airport S.A.
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Spata-Artemida, Greece. Spata-Artemida's built-up core sits roughly 20 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Athens (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.
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH / LGAV) is at 37.9364° N, 23.9445° E, elevation 308 ft (94 m), serving Spata-Artemida, Greece.
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.
Spata-Artemida is in Greece (capital Athens); on Europe/Athens (EEST, UTC+03:00); working languages: Greek; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Spata-Artemida: 20 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 ATH.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH / LGAV)
Athens International Airport · International airport serving Athens, Greece
Source identifiers
LGAV · LGAV · GR-I
aia.gr · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, commonly initialised as AIA, is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ATH; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Artémida
artemida · 5.7 km from ATH
Greece · Europe/Athens · +0h · population 21,488 · city coordinates 37.9673, 23.9968
2. Koropí
koropi · 7.6 km from ATH
Greece · Europe/Athens · +0h · population 19,164 · city coordinates 37.8989, 23.8718
3. Gérakas
gerakas · 12 km from ATH
Greece · Europe/Athens · +0h · population 29,939 · city coordinates 38.0228, 23.8576
4. Agía Paraskeví
agia-paraskevi · 13 km from ATH
Greece · Europe/Athens · +0h · population 59,704 · city coordinates 38.0167, 23.8333
5. Cholargós
cholargos · 15 km from ATH
Greece · Europe/Athens · +0h · population 30,840 · city coordinates 38.0000, 23.8000
6. Vrilissia
vrilissia · 15 km from ATH
Greece · Europe/Athens · +0h · population 30,741 · city coordinates 38.0338, 23.8296
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. ADB LTBJ
Adnan Menderes International Airport · Gaziemir
284 km from ATH · Europe/Istanbul · +1h · elevation 412 ft (126 m) · airport coordinates 38.2924, 27.1570
2. SKP LWSK
Skopje International Airport · Ilinden
489 km from ATH · Europe/Skopje · -1h · elevation 781 ft (238 m) · airport coordinates 41.9581, 21.6226
3. TIA LATI
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Rinas
529 km from ATH · Europe/Tirane · -1h · elevation 126 ft (38 m) · airport coordinates 41.4147, 19.7206
Route-time reference set
1. ATH-ADB
Gaziemir · 284 km · 1h 12m
Europe/Istanbul · +1h from ATH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ATH-SKP
Ilinden · 489 km · 1h 27m
Europe/Skopje · -1h from ATH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ATH-TIA
Rinas · 529 km · 1h 30m
Europe/Tirane · -1h from ATH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ATH.
Runway identifiers
03L/21R · 03R/21L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Country and authority
ATH sits in Greece (Hellenic Republic), whose capital is Athens. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Southern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Greek. Currency context: EUR (€). ATH is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport serving Athens, Greece. 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: Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, commonly initialised as AIA, is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q211734 · Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos". Owner / owning body: Athens International Airport S.A.. Administrative area: Spata-Artemida Municipality. Named after: Athens · Eleftherios Venizelos
Field and clock profile
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is a low-elevation field at 308 ft (94 m), positioned at 37.9364° N, 23.9445° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Athens (EEST, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Artémida is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.7 km. ADB Gaziemir is the closest retained airport alternative at 284 km.
Country airport peers
ATH has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
ATH-ADB Gaziemir: 284 km, about 1h 12m, +1h. ATH-SKP Ilinden: 489 km, about 1h 27m, -1h. ATH-TIA Rinas: 529 km, about 1h 30m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LGAV backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aia.gr 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 13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway identifiers
03L/21R, 03R/21L
OurAirports classifies ATH as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Spata-Artemida.
ATH (LGAV) is a low-elevation field at 308 ft (94 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ATH sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ATH's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
A specific operator or management record for ATH is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aia.gr, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ATH
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
ATH uses Europe/Athens (EEST, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is about 20 km from central Spata-Artemida; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
ADB Gaziemir is the closest retained alternate at 284 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
aia.gr 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 ATH inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ATH ranks #1 in the curated Greece airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
ATH has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Europe/Athens a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ATH is 308 ft (94 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include EMA 306 ft (93 m) (2 ft delta) · OMS 311 ft (95 m) (3 ft delta) · IAD 312 ft (95 m) (4 ft delta) · SAW 312 ft (95 m) (4 ft delta) · CGN 302 ft (92 m) (6 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ATH's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are ADB 284 km +1h · SKP 489 km -1h · TIA 529 km -1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaziemir | ADB | 284 km | 1h 12m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Ilinden | SKP | 489 km | 1h 27m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Rinas | TIA | 529 km | 1h 30m | -1h | --:--:-- |
ATH to ADB
Gaziemir
Distance 284 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +1h from ATH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ATH to SKP
Ilinden
Distance 489 km; estimated travel window 1h 27m; destination zone Europe/Skopje is -1h from ATH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ATH to TIA
Rinas
Distance 529 km; estimated travel window 1h 30m; destination zone Europe/Tirane is -1h from ATH. 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.
Athens 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.
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos 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 ATH, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Artémida
artemida · 5.7 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Koropí
koropi · 7.6 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gérakas
gerakas · 12 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Agía Paraskeví
agia-paraskevi · 13 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cholargós
cholargos · 15 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vrilissia
vrilissia · 15 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ilioúpoli
ilioupoli · 16 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Khalándrion
khalandrion · 16 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Melíssia
melissia · 16 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zográfos
zografos · 16 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kaisarianí
kaisariani · 16 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vári
vari · 17 km · Europe/Athens
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos 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: Gaziemir (ADB), Ilinden (SKP), Rinas (TIA). 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 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers 03L/21R, 03R/21L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 2001.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ATH. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Adnan Menderes International AirportADB
Gaziemir · large airport
- Distance
- 284 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 412 ft (126 m)
Compare against ADB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Skopje International AirportSKP
Ilinden · large airport
- Distance
- 489 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 781 ft (238 m)
Compare against SKP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tirana International Airport Mother TeresaTIA
Rinas · large airport
- Distance
- 529 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 126 ft (38 m)
Compare against TIA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) in?▾
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is in the Europe/Athens timezone (UTC+03:00, EEST).
What are the codes for Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport?▾
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport uses IATA code ATH and ICAO code LGAV.
Where is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport located?▾
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is located in Spata-Artemida, Greece at coordinates 37.9364° N, 23.9445° E, with an elevation of 308 ft (94 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport from central Spata-Artemida?▾
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport sits roughly 20 km from the nearest mapped city center for Spata-Artemida.
Which route reference is most useful from ATH?▾
Gaziemir (ADB) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 12m, destination timezone Europe/Istanbul, and a +1h difference from ATH.
How many runways does Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport have?▾
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers include 03L/21R, 03R/21L.