# Distance from Bila (AFT) to Athens (ATH)

> 14,665 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,665 km / 9,113 mi / 7,919 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Solomon Islands) → Greece
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 09:00 in Bila, it's 01:00 in Athens)
- **Elevation difference**: 285 ft (ATH is higher than AFT)

## Airports

### [Afutara Aerodrome (AFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aft-bila-afutara-aerodrome/1ef266de-9833-61be-aab6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bila, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGAF
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -9.190000, 160.950000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Athens, Greece
- ICAO: LGAV
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 37.940000, 23.940000
- Elevation: 308 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:00 in Bila, it's 01:00 in Athens.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Afutara Aerodrome (AFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aft-bila-afutara-aerodrome/1ef266de-9833-61be-aab6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)