# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Mururoa Atoll (UOA)

> 17,590 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,590 km / 10,930 mi / 9,498 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 11:40 in Athens, it's 22:40 in Mururoa Atoll)
- **Elevation difference**: 301 ft (UOA 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

### [Mururoa Atoll Airport (UOA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uoa-mururoa-atoll-mururoa-atoll-airport/1ef266df-73e7-6552-a198-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mururoa Atoll, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTX
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -21.870000, -138.920000
- Elevation: 7 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 11:40 in Athens, it's 22:40 in Mururoa Atoll.
With a 13-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)
- [Mururoa Atoll Airport (UOA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uoa-mururoa-atoll-mururoa-atoll-airport/1ef266df-73e7-6552-a198-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)