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CWE to ATH: distance & flight time
Cairo (Cairo West Airport) → Athens (Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport)
671 mi
1,080 km · 583 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
671 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CWE — Cairo West Airport · Cairo, Egypt
- ATH — Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Athens, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CWE
- CAI · Cairo International Airport29 mi away
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport91 mi away
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport93 mi away
- PSD · Port Said Airport112 mi away
Near ATH
- HEW · Athen Helenikon Airport12 mi away
- PKH · Porto Cheli Airport62 mi away
- JSY · Syros Airport65 mi away
- SKU · Skiros Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CWE from ATH?
The flight distance from Cairo (CWE) to Athens (ATH) is 671 miles (1,080 km, 583 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWE to ATH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CWE to ATH?
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