Athens (ATH) – Kos (KGS)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
306 km
190 mi · 165 nm
Flight time
1 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
70 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (41 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
306,368
2024 · +11.5%
Flights / week
79
Both directions, average
Seats filled
76%
403,678 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 KGSATHKGS
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ATH
113°
Heading from KGS
295°
Halfway point
37.38, 25.53
Great-circle km
306 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 37,247 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJun37.2KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202417,325
Feb 202416,823
Mar 202419,061
Apr 202421,630
May 202426,335
Jun 202437,247
Jul 202436,134
Aug 202434,603
Sep 202425,961
Oct 202426,512
Nov 202422,962
Dec 202421,775
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 486 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJun486JulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024282
Feb 2024260
Mar 2024279
Apr 2024313
May 2024328
Jun 2024486
Jul 2024426
Aug 2024384
Sep 2024325
Oct 2024332
Nov 2024334
Dec 2024339

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 306 km.

ATH Athens → KGS Kos

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

KGS Kos → ATH Athens

EU261€250 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.

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 KGS

Route Distance Passengers / year
KGS → MAN2,920 km 169,834
KGS → LGW2,682 km 157,541
KGS → AMS2,454 km 139,546
KGS → DUS2,276 km 120,861
KGS → BER2,031 km 115,093
KGS → BRU2,383 km 98,412
KGS → BHX2,843 km 94,661
KGS → FRA2,090 km 93,544
KGS → MUC1,790 km 82,025
KGS → BRS2,854 km 81,439

Questions

Athens (ATH) and Kos (KGS) are 306 km (190 miles, 165 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.