# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Bureta (LEV)

> 16,691 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,691 km / 10,371 mi / 9,012 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 08:50 in Athens, it's 17:50 in Bureta)
- **Elevation difference**: 297 ft (LEV 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

### [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bureta, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNB
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -17.710000, 178.760000
- Elevation: 11 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 08:50 in Athens, it's 17:50 in Bureta.
With a 9-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)
- [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)