Athens (ATH) – New York (EWR)
- Distance
- 7,976 km
- 4,956 mi · 4,307 nm
- Flight time
- 10 h 40 min / 9 h 20 min
- Average gate to gate: ATH → EWR / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 931 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (551 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 287,711
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −18.5%
- Flights / week
- 22
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 80%
- 360,309 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- UA, EK
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from ATH
- 308°
- Heading from EWR
- 55°
- Halfway point
- 51.37, -23.82
- Great-circle km
- 7,957 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ATH → EWR
- 10 h 3 min
- In the air EWR → ATH
- 8 h 42 min
- Clocks
- New York is 7 h behind Athens
The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 40,348 |
| Sep 2025 | 38,164 |
| Oct 2025 | 33,999 |
| Nov 2025 | 20,108 |
| Dec 2025 | 17,031 |
| Jan 2026 | 14,693 |
| Feb 2026 | 12,727 |
| Mar 2026 | 26,847 |
| Apr 2026 | 31,379 |
| May 2026 | 16,467 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,527 |
| Jul 2026 | 18,421 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 150 |
| Sep 2025 | 145 |
| Oct 2025 | 146 |
| Nov 2025 | 99 |
| Dec 2025 | 61 |
| Jan 2026 | 60 |
| Feb 2026 | 53 |
| Mar 2026 | 116 |
| Apr 2026 | 120 |
| May 2026 | 60 |
| Jun 2026 | 60 |
| Jul 2026 | 62 |
Airlines flying ATH–EWR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 11 | 53% |
| EKEmirates | 10 | 47% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 539 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 420 flights
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 98 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 75 flights
Also carried: 7,349 tonnes of freight and 65 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,957 km.
ATH Athens → EWR New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
EWR New York → ATH Athens
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
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 New York
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports
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| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| EWR → MCO | 1,508 km | 1,946,092 |
| EWR → LAX | 3,950 km | 1,791,699 |
| EWR → SFO | 4,128 km | 1,752,123 |
| EWR → ATL | 1,200 km | 1,749,835 |
| EWR → ORD | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| EWR → FLL | 1,713 km | 1,376,885 |
| EWR → MIA | 1,746 km | 1,160,582 |
| EWR → IAH | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| EWR → DEN | 2,583 km | 1,059,062 |
| EWR → DFW | 2,208 km | 984,248 |