# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Mena (UMZ)

> 9,738 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,738 km / 6,051 mi / 5,258 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 13:14 in Athens, it's 05:14 in Mena)
- **Elevation difference**: 772 ft (UMZ 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

### [Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (UMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/umz-mena-mena-intermountain-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2a8f-656c-90ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mena, United States
- ICAO: KMEZ
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.550000, -94.200000
- Elevation: 1,080 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 13:14 in Athens, it's 05:14 in Mena.
With a 8-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)
- [Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (UMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/umz-mena-mena-intermountain-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2a8f-656c-90ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)