# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Galela-Celebes Island (GLX)

> 11,089 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,089 km / 6,890 mi / 5,988 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 05:49 in Athens, it's 11:49 in Galela-Celebes Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 128 ft (GLX 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

### [Gamarmalamo Airport (GLX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glx-galela-celebes-island-gamarmalamo-airport/1ef266df-f9bb-6c32-ab70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galela-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMA
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: 1.840000, 127.790000
- Elevation: 180 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 05:49 in Athens, it's 11:49 in Galela-Celebes Island.
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)
- [Gamarmalamo Airport (GLX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glx-galela-celebes-island-gamarmalamo-airport/1ef266df-f9bb-6c32-ab70-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)