The Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill is visible on approaches to Athens International Airport. The ancient citadel rises from the modern city grid.
Routes that pass it385
ADB → KTM
Both
LIS → ATH
Both
SYD → ATH
Both
ATH → MAD
Both
CHQ → HEW
Both
FCO → RUH
Both
HEM → HEW
Both
HEW → CHQ
Both
HEW → HEL
Both
HEW → HEM
Both
HEW → JSI
Both
HEW → KRK
Both
HEW → WAW
Both
JSI → HEW
Both
MAD → ATH
Both
RUH → FCO
Both
WAW → HEW
Both
ATH → AUH
Both
ATH → DXB
Both
ATH → EFL
Both
ATH → SIN
Both
ATH → SMI
Both
AUH → ATH
Both
BCN → ATH
Both
BUD → HEW
Both
DXB → ATH
Both
HEW → SKG
Both
SIN → ATH
Both
SKG → HEW
Both
ATH → BEY
Both
ATH → DOH
Both
BER → HEW
Both
BTS → HEW
Both
CPH → HEW
Both
DOH → ATH
Both
HER → HEW
Both
HER → VIE
Both
HEW → BER
Both
HEW → CPH
Both
HEW → HER
Both
HEW → OTP
Both
HEW → TXL
Both
JED → LHR
Both
LHR → JED
Both
OTP → HEW
Both
TXL → HEW
Both
VIE → HER
Both
VIE → HEW
Both
ATH → JMK
Both
ATH → KGS
Both
ATH → NAP
Both
ATH → RHO
Both
AUH → BCN
Both
BCN → AUH
Both
EMA → HRG
Both
HEW → ADD
Both
HEW → KEF
Both
HEW → PRG
Both
HRG → EMA
Both
JMK → ATH
Both
KGS → ATH
Both
PRG → HEW
Both
RHO → ATH
Both
RNO → HEW
Both
AMS → HEW
Both
ATH → DEL
Both
ATH → FCO
Both
ATH → ZTH
Both
DEL → ATH
Both
FCO → ATH
Both
FRA → HEW
Both
GPA → SIN
Both
HEW → AMS
Both
HEW → FRA
Both
HEW → LXR
Both
HEW → MUC
Both
JTR → MAN
Both
LXR → HEW
Both
MAN → JTR
Both
MUC → HEW
Both
SIN → GPA
Both
WAW → CHQ
Both
ZTH → ATH
Both
AMM → ATH
Both
ATH → BOD
Both
ATH → CFU
Both
ATH → TLV
Both
CAI → HEW
Both
CDG → HEW
Both
CFU → ATH
Both
DAL → HEW
Both
DFW → HEW
Both
DUB → HEW
Both
HEW → BRU
Both
HEW → CAI
Both
HEW → CDG
Both
HEW → DAL
Both
HEW → DFW
Both
HEW → DUB
Both
HEW → JTR
Both
HEW → LCY
Both
HEW → LGW
Both
HEW → LHR
Both
HEW → LUX
Both
HEW → MAN
Both
HEW → MDW
Both
HEW → ORD
Both
HEW → SPU
Both
HEW → STN
Both
HEW → TIA
Both
HEW → VCE
Both
HEW → ZRH
Both
JTR → HEW
Both
JTR → LHR
Both
LCY → HEW
Both
LGW → HEW
Both
LHR → HEW
Both
LHR → JTR
Both
MAN → HEW
Both
MDW → HEW
Both
NCE → ATH
Both
ORD → HEW
Both
SPU → HEW
Both
STN → HEW
Both
TIA → HEW
Both
TLV → ATH
Both
VCE → HEW
Both
ZRH → HEW
Both
ADB → ATH
Both
ATH → ADB
Both
ATL → HEW
Both
BOS → HEW
Both
EWR → HEW
Both
HEW → ATL
Both
HEW → BGY
Both
HEW → BLQ
Both
HEW → BOS
Both
HEW → CLT
Both
HEW → EWR
Both
HEW → FLR
Both
HEW → GVA
Both
HEW → IAD
Both
HEW → IST
Both
HEW → JFK
Both
HEW → LGA
Both
HEW → LIN
Both
HEW → MXP
Both
HEW → PHL
Both
HEW → YUL
Both
HEW → YYZ
Both
IAD → HEW
Both
IND → HEW
Both
IST → HEW
Both
JFK → HEW
Both
LGA → HEW
Both
LIN → HEW
Both
MXP → HEW
Both
PHL → HEW
Both
YUL → HEW
Both
YYZ → HEW
Both
AMM → HEW
Both
ATH → ATL
Both
ATH → CLT
Both
ATH → JFK
Both
ATH → PHL
Both
ATL → ATH
Both
CLT → ATH
Both
FCO → HEW
Both
HEW → AMM
Both
HEW → CFU
Both
HEW → EZE
Both
HEW → FCO
Both
HEW → MGA
Both
HEW → NAP
Both
HEW → NCE
Both
HEW → PER
Both
HEW → PVG
Both
HEW → RHO
Both
HEW → RUH
Both
HEW → TLV
Both
JFK → ATH
Both
JTR → LGW
Both
LGW → JTR
Both
NAP → HEW
Both
ORF → ATH
Both
PER → HEW
Both
PHL → ATH
Both
PRG → HER
Both
RHO → HEW
Both
ADB → HEW
Right
ASP → HEW
Right
ATH → EWR
Left
ATH → IAD
Left
ATH → IAH
Left
ATH → MXP
Left
AUH → HEW
Right
AZI → HEW
Right
BOS → ATH
Right
DOH → HEW
Right
DXB → HEW
Right
EFL → HEW
Left
EVN → HEW
Right
EWR → ATH
Right
GVA → ATH
Right
HEW → ADB
Left
HEW → AUH
Left
HEW → BCN
Right
HEW → CTA
Right
HEW → DOH
Left
HEW → DXB
Left
HEW → EFL
Right
HEW → JMK
Left
HEW → LCA
Left
HEW → LIS
Right
HEW → MAD
Right
HEW → PEN
Left
HEW → SIN
Left
HEW → SMI
Left
HEW → TBS
Left
HEW → ZTH
Right
IAD → ATH
Right
IAH → ATH
Right
JMK → HEW
Right
LIS → HEW
Left
MAD → HEW
Left
MXP → ATH
Right
SIN → HEW
Right
SYD → HEW
Right
ATH → CDG
Left
ATH → DFW
Left
ATH → YTZ
Left
ATH → YUL
Left
ATH → YYZ
Left
CDG → ATH
Right
DFW → ATH
Right
DTW → ATH
Right
ORY → ATH
Right
YTZ → ATH
Right
YUL → ATH
Right
YYZ → ATH
Right
AMM → FCO
Right
ATH → DUB
Left
ATH → LHR
Left
ATH → ORD
Left
ATH → SPU
Left
ATH → STN
Left
ATH → VCE
Left
ATH → ZRH
Left
DUB → ATH
Right
FCO → AMM
Left
LHR → ATH
Right
LTN → ATH
Right
ORD → ATH
Right
SPU → ATH
Right
VCE → ATH
Right
ZRH → ATH
Right
ATH → DBV
Left
ATH → JTR
Right
ATH → MAN
Left
ATH → STR
Left
ATH → TIA
Left
CAI → ATH
Left
JTR → ATH
Left
MAN → ATH
Right
STR → ATH
Right
TIA → ATH
Right
AMS → ATH
Right
ATH → AMS
Left
ATH → EDI
Left
ATH → FRA
Left
ATH → MUC
Left
ATH → PVG
Left
BRU → CAI
Right
CAI → BRU
Left
EDI → ATH
Right
FRA → ATH
Right
ICN → SAW
Right
MUC → ATH
Right
PVG → ATH
Right
SAW → ICN
Left
ATH → SAW
Left
ATH → VIE
Left
IST → SSN
Right
PRG → ATH
Right
RNO → ATH
Right
SAW → ATH
Right
SSN → IST
Left
VIE → ATH
Right
ATH → BEG
Left
ATH → BTS
Left
ATH → HER
Right
BEG → ATH
Right
DOH → NOB
Right
ATH → BUD
Left
ATH → CPH
Left
ATH → JSI
Left
BUD → ATH
Right
JSI → ATH
Right
OSL → ATH
Right
ATH → WAW
Left
FRA → JTR
Right
ICN → IST
Left
IST → ICN
Right
JTR → FRA
Left
KRK → ATH
Right
PKX → SAW
Left
WAW → ATH
Right
ATH → BBU
Left
ATH → CHQ
Right
ATH → HNL
Left
ATH → LXS
Left
BBU → ATH
Right
CHQ → ATH
Left
HNL → ATH
Right
JTR → CDG
Right
LXS → ATH
Right
DXB → MAD
Right
MAD → DXB
Left
MIA → TLV
Left
TLV → MIA
Right
CAI → LCY
Right
GOT → SKG
Right
LCY → CAI
Left
SKG → GOT
Left
FCO → MIA
Right
MIA → FCO
Left
AOK → BOS
Right
BOS → AOK
Left
CAI → DUB
Right
DUB → CAI
Left
DFW → VCE
Right
VCE → DFW
Left
CAI → LHR
Right
LHR → CAI
Left
MRS → TLV
Left
TLV → MRS
Right
SFO → VIE
Right
VIE → SFO
Left
SAW → KIX
Left
VCE → DAL
Left
HND → IST
Right
IST → HND
Left
HER → POZ
Left
POZ → HER
Right
CAI → ZRH
Right
FCO → JAD
Right
JAD → FCO
Left
ZRH → CAI
Left
SAW → ITM
Left
CHQ → HEL
Left
DWC → MAD
Right
IST → NRT
Left
IST → PEK
Right
NRT → IST
Right
PEK → IST
Left
BCN → DXB
Right
DXB → BCN
Left
FCO → PER
Right
PER → FCO
Left
BCN → DOH
Left
DOH → BCN
Right
JMK → ORY
Left
ORY → JMK
Right
CIA → PER
Right
CAI → FRA
Left
CDG → JMK
Right
FRA → CAI
Right
JMK → CDG
Left
HER → MUC
Right
MUC → HER
Left
HER → TIA
Right
TIA → HER
Left
DUS → HER
Left
HER → DUS
Right
JMK → LGW
Left
LGW → JMK
Right
CAI → MUC
Left
MUC → CAI
Right
AMS → HER
Left
FRA → HER
Left
HER → FRA
Right
JMK → LHR
Left
LHR → JMK
Right
LHR → SEZ
Left
SEZ → LHR
Right
Tip: Visibility depends on cloud cover, time of day, and how close the flight path comes. Sit on the listed side for the best chance of a view. Morning and evening flights often offer the best lighting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you see Acropolis of Athens from a plane?
Yes — 385 flight routes pass within 60 km of Acropolis of Athens. The closest routes include Izmir to Kathmandu, Lisbon to Athens, Sydney to Athens. Sit on the Both side.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Acropolis of Athens?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Acropolis of Athens: on a Izmir to Kathmandu flight, sit on the Both side; on a Lisbon to Athens flight, sit on the Both side; on a Sydney to Athens flight, sit on the Both side.