# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Waitangi (CHT)

> 18,186 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,186 km / 11,300 mi / 9,820 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9.75h (When it's 10:36 in Athens, it's 20:21 in Waitangi)
- **Elevation difference**: 265 ft (CHT is lower than ATH)

## Airports

### [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

### [Chatham Islands-Tuuta Airport (CHT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cht-waitangi-chatham-islands-tuuta-airport/1ef266df-7665-66a8-8c05-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Waitangi, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCI
- Timezone: Pacific/Chatham
- Coordinates: -43.810000, -176.460000
- Elevation: 43 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 10:36 in Athens, it's 20:21 in Waitangi.
With a 9.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chatham Islands-Tuuta Airport (CHT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cht-waitangi-chatham-islands-tuuta-airport/1ef266df-7665-66a8-8c05-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)