# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Rotorua (ROT)

> 17,605 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,605 km / 10,939 mi / 9,506 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 10:37 in Athens, it's 19:37 in Rotorua)
- **Elevation difference**: 627 ft (ROT 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

### [Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rot-rotorua-rotorua-regional-airport/1ef266df-77b2-6600-8e67-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rotorua, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZRO
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -38.110000, 176.320000
- Elevation: 935 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 10:37 in Athens, it's 19:37 in Rotorua.
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)
- [Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rot-rotorua-rotorua-regional-airport/1ef266df-77b2-6600-8e67-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)