ATH Airport Code, Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
ATH is the IATA airport code for Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, the main international gateway for Spata-Artemida, Greece. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, LGAV.
What airport is ATH?
ATH is the IATA airport code for Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, in Spata-Artemida, Greece. The same airport has the ICAO code LGAV.
It is a major hub, ranked number 68 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code LGAV begins with L, the prefix ICAO assigns to southern Europe.
| IATA airport code | ATH |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | LGAV |
| Airport | Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport |
| City | Spata-Artemida |
| Country | Greece |
| Main airlines | A3, OA, U2 |
| Runways | 2 |
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Where is ATH airport located?
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) is in Spata-Artemida, Greece, at coordinates 37.9364, 23.9445.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 37.94° N, 23.94° E. It is close to sea level at 308 ft (94 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at ATH
It has 2 runways. The longest is 13,123 ft (4.00 km), designated 03R/21L.
Which airlines fly to ATH?
The open route dataset lists A3 (Aegean Airlines), OA (Olympic Airlines), U2 (easyJet), MS (Egyptair), DY (Norwegian Air Shuttle), FR (Ryanair) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the ATH code comes from
ATH is ATHens, and the code moved with the city's aviation in 2001 from the old seaside Ellinikon airport to the new Eleftherios Venizelos field. Aegean Airlines hubs here, and the code's letters happen to match the international abbreviation of the city itself.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport?
The IATA code for Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Spata-Artemida is ATH. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Spata-Artemida?
The 3-letter IATA code for Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Spata-Artemida is ATH.
What is the ICAO code for Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport?
The ICAO code for Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is LGAV. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code ATH.
What is the difference between ATH and LGAV?
ATH is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. LGAV is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
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Popular routes from ATH
Distance and typical flight time from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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