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GPA to PMS: distance & flight time
Patras (Araxos Airport) → Palmyra (Palmyra Airport)
971 mi
1,562 km · 843 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
971 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- GPA — Araxos Airport · Patras, Greece
- PMS — Palmyra Airport · Palmyra, Syria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GPA
- PYR · Andravida Air Base17 mi away
- AGQ · Agrinion Air Base31 mi away
- ZTH · Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos"40 mi away
- EFL · Kefallinia Airport50 mi away
Near PMS
- DEZ · Deir ez-Zor Air Base117 mi away
- ALP · Aleppo International Airport128 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport130 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GPA from PMS?
The flight distance from Patras (GPA) to Palmyra (PMS) is 971 miles (1,562 km, 843 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GPA to PMS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GPA to PMS?
Nonstop service on GPA–PMS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GPA to PMS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GPA–PMS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GPA to PMS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GPA–PMS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.