# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Phaplu (PPL)

> 5,864 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,864 km / 3,644 mi / 3,166 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.75h (When it's 05:00 in Athens, it's 07:45 in Phaplu)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,610 ft (PPL 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

### [Phaplu Airport (PPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppl-phaplu-phaplu-airport/1ef266df-f329-64aa-b476-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phaplu, Nepal
- ICAO: VNPL
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.520000, 86.580000
- Elevation: 7,918 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 05:00 in Athens, it's 07:45 in Phaplu.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Phaplu Airport (PPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppl-phaplu-phaplu-airport/1ef266df-f329-64aa-b476-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)