# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Rotuma (RTA)

> 16,130 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,130 km / 10,023 mi / 8,709 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 20:56 in Athens, it's 05:56 in Rotuma)
- **Elevation difference**: 286 ft (RTA is lower than ATH)

## Airports

### [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Athens, Greece
- ICAO: LGAV
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 37.940000, 23.940000
- Elevation: 308 ft

### [Rotuma Airport (RTA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rta-rotuma-rotuma-airport/1ef266df-703e-6b58-8f55-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rotuma, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNR
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -12.480000, 177.070000
- Elevation: 22 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:56 in Athens, it's 05:56 in Rotuma.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rotuma Airport (RTA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rta-rotuma-rotuma-airport/1ef266df-703e-6b58-8f55-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)