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Athens International Airport
- Terminals
- 1
- Elevation
- 308 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
Athens International Airport (ATH/LGAV) is greece's largest airport and Aegean Airlines' hub, the principal gateway to the Greek islands. It has 1 terminal and sits 308 ft above sea level in Athens, Greece.
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About Athens International Airport
Athens International Airport — IATA ATH, ICAO LGAV — is the principal airport serving Athens, in Greece, and is one of the Europe hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 37.94° latitude and 23.95° longitude, 308 feet above mean sea level, and observes Europe/Athens local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 1 passenger terminal.
Day-to-day operations at Athens International Airport are anchored by Aegean Airlines, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at Athens, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make ATH a recognisable waypoint on the Europe network.
Principal nonstop destinations from Athens include Rome (FCO), Paris (CDG), London (LHR), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Barcelona (BCN), Vienna (VIE), Milan (MXP) and Madrid (MAD). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting ATH to its principal Europe and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | ATH / LGAV |
|---|---|
| City | Athens, Greece |
| Coordinates | 37.94°, 23.95° |
| Elevation | 308 ft |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Timezone | Europe/Athens |
| Hub airlines | Aegean Airlines |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for Athens International Airport?
- Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece, uses IATA code ATH and ICAO code LGAV.
- Which airlines are based at Athens (ATH)?
- Aegean Airlines (A3) operates a hub or focus city at Athens International Airport.
- Where is Athens International Airport located?
- Athens International Airport sits at 37.94°, 23.95° and 308 feet above sea level, in the Europe/Athens timezone.
- How many terminals does Athens International Airport have?
- Athens International Airport has 1 passenger terminal.
- What city and country does ATH serve?
- ATH (Athens International Airport) serves Athens, in Greece.
- Is Athens International Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. Aegean Airlines operates a hub or focus city at ATH, giving Athens a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 1 terminal.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from Athens?
- Major nonstop markets from Athens International Airport include Rome (FCO), Paris (CDG), London (LHR), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.