# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Nyingchi (LZY)

> 6,437 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,437 km / 4,000 mi / 3,476 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 04:47 in Athens, it's 09:47 in Nyingchi)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,367 ft (LZY 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

### [Nyingchi Airport (LZY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lzy-nyingchi-nyingchi-airport/1ef266e0-20bd-6cea-8b5a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nyingchi, China
- ICAO: ZUNZ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 29.300000, 94.340000
- Elevation: 9,675 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 04:47 in Athens, it's 09:47 in Nyingchi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nyingchi Airport (LZY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lzy-nyingchi-nyingchi-airport/1ef266e0-20bd-6cea-8b5a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)