Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Spata-Artemida, Attica (Greece)

IATA: ATH ICAO: LGAV

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

308 ft

94 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

37.9364°, 23.9445°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#124 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Greece)

#1 of 5 in GR

#1 of 42 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ATH in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #124 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #1 in Greece.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ATH lies at 94 m (308 ft), #332 of 650 published airports by elevation and 43.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 286 ft above the Greece median (22 ft, 5 airports); CHQ is highest at 490 ft, 182 ft higher than ATH.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of ATH. Nearest published airport: Chania International Airport (CHQ), 145 NM, 10,982 ft (2,141 ft shorter than ATH); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

ATH runways: 03R/21L 13,123 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 03L/21R 12,467 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 5 in Greece; 1,837 ft ahead of SKG (11,286 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03R/21L	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
03L/21R	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →