# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Fukui Airport (FKJ)

> 9,234 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,234 km / 5,738 mi / 4,986 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 09:35 in Athens, it's 15:35 in Fukui Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 289 ft (FKJ 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

### [Fukui Airport (FKJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fkj-fukui-airport/1ef266df-8c0e-60b8-9fe7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fukui Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJNF
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 36.140000, 136.220000
- Elevation: 19 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 09:35 in Athens, it's 15:35 in Fukui Airport.
With a 6-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)
- [Fukui Airport (FKJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fkj-fukui-airport/1ef266df-8c0e-60b8-9fe7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)