# Distance from Kufra (AKF) to Athens (ATH)

> 1,531 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,531 km / 951 mi / 827 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 2° (north)
- **Return heading**: 182° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Libya) → Greece
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 19:50 in Kufra, it's 20:50 in Athens)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,059 ft (ATH is lower than AKF)

## Airports

### [Kufra Airport (AKF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akf-kufra-kufra-airport/1ef266de-ed3b-674c-80d0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kufra, Libya
- ICAO: HLKF
- Timezone: Africa/Tripoli
- Coordinates: 24.180000, 23.310000
- Elevation: 1,367 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:50 in Kufra, it's 20:50 in Athens.

## Related

- [Kufra Airport (AKF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akf-kufra-kufra-airport/1ef266de-ed3b-674c-80d0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)