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HEW to HEL: distance & flight time
Athens (Athen Helenikon Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
1,550 mi
2,495 km · 1,347 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,550 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HEW — Athen Helenikon Airport · Athens, Greece
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HEW
- ATH · Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport12 mi away
- PKH · Porto Cheli Airport52 mi away
- JSY · Syros Airport74 mi away
- SKU · Skiros Airport85 mi away
Near HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEW from HEL?
The flight distance from Athens (HEW) to Helsinki (HEL) is 1,550 miles (2,495 km, 1,347 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEW to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 HEW to HEL?
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