Airports / Greece / ATH
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
LGAV / ATHSpata-Artemida, GreeceELEV 308 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Elefsis Air Base (LGEL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV / ATH) is a large commercial airport serving Spata-Artemida, Greece. The airport sits 308 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ATH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Elefsis Air Base (LGEL, 20 nm), Tanagra Air Base (LGTG, 30 nm), and Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK, 73 nm).
Charter pricing from ATH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Spata-Artemida.
Field capability
ICAO
LGAV
IATA
ATH
FAA / Local
LGAV
Elevation
308 ft
Coordinates
37.9364° N · 23.9445° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Greece fields
state range 6–2,059 ft
At 308 ft, ATH sits higher than 69% of the 29 Greece fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmLGELElefsis Air BaseElefsina
- 30nmLGTGTanagra Air BaseTanagra
- 73nmJMKMykonos Island National AirportMykonos
- 77nmJSISkiathos Island National AirportSkiathos
- 94nmVOLNea Anchialos National AirportNea Anchialos
- 105nmKLXKalamata AirportKalamata
Location
Open the full mapLGAV · Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Spata-Artemida, Greece