# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Nakhchivan (NAJ)

> 1,872 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,872 km / 1,163 mi / 1,011 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 273° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Azerbaijan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:53 in Athens, it's 01:53 in Nakhchivan)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,555 ft (NAJ 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

### [Nakhchivan Airport (NAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/naj-nakhchivan-nakhchivan-airport/1ef266df-e472-6ad8-9560-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
- ICAO: UBBN
- Timezone: Asia/Baku
- Coordinates: 39.190000, 45.460000
- Elevation: 2,863 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:53 in Athens, it's 01:53 in Nakhchivan.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nakhchivan Airport (NAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/naj-nakhchivan-nakhchivan-airport/1ef266df-e472-6ad8-9560-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)