Athens (ATH) – Copenhagen (CPH)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,140 km
1,330 mi · 1,155 nm
Flight time
3 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
269 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (159 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
301,941
2024 · +22.9%
Flights / week
37
Both directions, average
Seats filled
86%
352,416 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_el), reported by the airport in Greece, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from ATH to CPHATHCPH
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ATH
340°
Heading from CPH
152°
Halfway point
46.92, 19.23
Great-circle km
2,139 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Copenhagen is 1 h behind Athens

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 44,248 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJun44.2KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 20248,641
Feb 202412,013
Mar 202418,985
Apr 202424,413
May 202428,926
Jun 202444,248
Jul 202442,049
Aug 202430,752
Sep 202429,878
Oct 202428,850
Nov 202417,054
Dec 202416,132
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 283 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJun283JulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202458
Feb 202478
Mar 2024120
Apr 2024160
May 2024182
Jun 2024283
Jul 2024265
Aug 2024199
Sep 2024172
Oct 2024171
Nov 2024111
Dec 2024104

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,139 km.

ATH Athens → CPH Copenhagen

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

CPH Copenhagen → ATH Athens

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Athens and Copenhagen

CPHRKE
ATH2,1402,153

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Copenhagen airports

More routes from ATH

Route Distance Passengers / year
ATH → SKG299 km 1,649,094
ATH → HER309 km 1,452,941
ATH → JTR218 km 1,377,866
ATH → LCA932 km 1,365,755
ATH → TLV1,195 km 1,006,877
ATH → IST553 km 981,717
ATH → LHR2,430 km 918,788
ATH → FCO1,087 km 898,550
ATH → CHQ268 km 818,996
ATH → CDG2,111 km 807,564

More routes from CPH

Route Distance Passengers / year
CPH → OSL518 km 1,375,473
CPH → ARN548 km 1,299,390
CPH → AMS635 km 1,159,300
CPH → LHR982 km 926,274
CPH → CDG1,006 km 835,847
CPH → AAL239 km 746,650
CPH → HEL895 km 606,871
CPH → LGW987 km 593,922
CPH → AGP2,473 km 577,414
CPH → VIE877 km 566,674

Questions

Athens (ATH) and Copenhagen (CPH) are 2,140 km (1,330 miles, 1,155 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.