# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Pickens (LQK)

> 8,948 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,948 km / 5,560 mi / 4,831 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 09:07 in Athens, it's 02:07 in Pickens)
- **Elevation difference**: 705 ft (LQK 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

### [Pickens County Airport (LQK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lqk-pickens-pickens-county-airport/1ef266df-2807-65ce-98ea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pickens, United States
- ICAO: KLQK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 34.810000, -82.700000
- Elevation: 1,013 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 09:07 in Athens, it's 02:07 in Pickens.
With a 7-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)
- [Pickens County Airport (LQK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lqk-pickens-pickens-county-airport/1ef266df-2807-65ce-98ea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)