# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Ube (UBJ)

> 9,060 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,060 km / 5,630 mi / 4,892 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 11:00 in Athens, it's 17:00 in Ube)
- **Elevation difference**: 285 ft (UBJ is lower 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

### [Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ubj-ube-yamaguchi-ube-airport/1ef266df-8b96-65b8-9c21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ube, Japan
- ICAO: RJDC
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 33.930000, 131.280000
- Elevation: 23 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 11:00 in Athens, it's 17:00 in Ube.
With a 6-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)
- [Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ubj-ube-yamaguchi-ube-airport/1ef266df-8b96-65b8-9c21-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)