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Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

Spata-Artemida, Greece

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Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

Spata-Artemida, Greece

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Greece's primary international gateway serving Athens and beyond.

Opened

2001

Location

Spata-Artemida, Greece

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Greece, serving the capital region and acting as the country's primary hub for international and domestic air travel. Named after prominent Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, the airport replaced the old Hellinikon International Airport and was purpose-built to modern standards. The airport handled approximately 27 million passengers in 2023, reflecting a strong post-pandemic recovery in Greek tourism and travel. It serves as the main hub for Aegean Airlines and a base for Olympic Air, connecting Greece to destinations across Europe, the Middle East, North America, and beyond. Located near the town of Spata in the Attica region, the airport is well connected to central Athens via Metro Line 3, express bus, and road networks, making it accessible from the city center in roughly 40 minutes by rail.

Terminals

The airport operates a single main terminal building comprising a main terminal and a satellite pier connected by an airside walkway, handling both Schengen and non-Schengen traffic.

Getting to & from

Athens city center is accessible from the airport via Metro Line 3 (approximately 40 minutes), express bus services (X95 and others), suburban rail, and taxi or private transfer.

Airlines here

Aegean Airlines uses Athens as its primary hub, while Olympic Air, Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air, and numerous major international carriers operate regular services here.

Notable facts

›Opened in March 2001, replacing the outdated Hellinikon International Airport ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympics.
›Named after Eleftherios Venizelos, a prominent Greek statesman and Prime Minister of the early 20th century.
›The airport campus also includes a hotel (Sofitel Athens Airport) and a commercial mall within the terminal complex.
›It has won multiple ACI Europe awards for airport service quality in its size category.
›Runway configuration includes two parallel runways oriented roughly east-west to accommodate simultaneous operations.

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Airlines serving this airport

Norwegian Air Shuttle

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Swiss International Air Lines

El Al Israel Airlines

Pacific Southwest Airlines

Ukraine International Airlines

Scandinavian Airlines System

Brussels Airlines

Aeroflot Russian Airlines

Routes

ATH → CGN4U · 319

ATH → STR4U · 319

ATH → KIV9U · E90

ATH → JSHA2 · 143

ATH → AOKA3 · DH4

ATH → AUHA3 · 321 320

ATH → AXDA3 · 320 DH4 321

ATH → BCNA3 · 320 321

ATH → BEGA3 · DH4

ATH → BRUA3 · 321 320

ATH → BUDA3 · 320

ATH → CAIA3 · 738

ATH → CDGA3 · 321 320

ATH → CFUA3 · DH4 320

ATH → CHQA3 · 320 DH4

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ATH → EFLA3 · DH4

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ATH → FRAA3 · 321

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ATH → HBEA3 · E70

ATH → HERA3 · 321 DH4 320

ATH → IEVA3 · 320

ATH → IOAA3 · DH4

ATH → ISTA3 · 320

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ATH → JKHA3 · DH4 319

ATH → JKLA3 · DH8

ATH → JMKA3 · 320 DH4

ATH → JNXA3 · DH8

ATH → JSIA3 · DH4

ATH → JSYA3 · DH8

ATH → JTRA3 · 321 320 DH4 319

ATH → JTYA3 · DH8

ATH → KGSA3 · 320 DH4

ATH → KITA3 · DH4

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ATH → LEDA3 · 320

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ATH → LRSA3 · DH8

ATH → LXSA3 · DH4

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ATH → MADA3 · 320

ATH → MANA3 · 320

ATH → MJTA3 · 320 DH4

ATH → MLOA3 · DH8

ATH → MRSA3 · 320

ATH → MUCA3 · 320

ATH → MXPA3 · 320

ATH → NTEA3 · 320

ATH → OSLA3 · 73W 73G

ATH → OTPA3 · 320 DH4

ATH → PASA3 · DH8

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ATH → PRGA3 · 320

ATH → RHOA3 · 320 DH4

ATH → SKGA3 · 320 321 DH4

ATH → SKUA3 · DH4

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32089 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q54 routes Airbus A32130 routes Airbus A31921 routes DH814 routes Boeing 737-80012 routes 73H10 routes 73W5 routes Airbus A330-2004 routes Airbus A3303 routes British Aerospace Jetstream 413 routes Embraer 1902 routes

Stay, Eat & Explore: Athens

The cradle of Western civilisation

•Acropolis & Parthenon — The 5th-century BC citadel that defined classical architecture.
•Acropolis Museum — Glass floors over excavations, marbles in Attic light.
•Plaka & Anafiotika — Island-style lanes beneath the sacred rock.
•Ancient Agora — Where Socrates argued and democracy was practised.
•Lycabettus Hill — Funicular to the city's highest sunset view.

Getting around: Metro Line 3 runs airport to Piraeus port; trams reach the coast. Ferries fan out to the islands from Piraeus and Rafina.

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Encyclopaedia

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, commonly initialised as AIA, is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and the region of Attica as well as connecting traffic. It began operation on 28 March 2001 and is the main base of Aegean Airlines, as well as other smaller Greek airlines. It replaced the old Ellinikon International Airport.

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