# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Gangneung Airport (KAG)

> 8,627 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,627 km / 5,360 mi / 4,658 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 11:32 in Athens, it's 17:32 in Gangneung Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 273 ft (KAG 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

### [Gangneung Airport (KAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kag-gangneung-airport/1ef266df-8dbe-6142-8863-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gangneung Airport, South Korea
- ICAO: RKNN
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.750000, 128.940000
- Elevation: 35 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:32 in Athens, it's 17:32 in Gangneung 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)
- [Gangneung Airport (KAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kag-gangneung-airport/1ef266df-8dbe-6142-8863-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)