# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Lencois (LEC)

> 8,790 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,790 km / 5,462 mi / 4,746 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 06:44 in Athens, it's 00:44 in Lencois)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,368 ft (LEC is higher 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

### [Chapada Diamantina Airport (LEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lec-lencois-chapada-diamantina-airport/1ef266df-94eb-6f50-bbb2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lencois, Brazil
- ICAO: SBLE
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -12.480000, -41.280000
- Elevation: 1,676 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 06:44 in Athens, it's 00:44 in Lencois.
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)
- [Chapada Diamantina Airport (LEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lec-lencois-chapada-diamantina-airport/1ef266df-94eb-6f50-bbb2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)