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Flights Rome → Athens

FCO → ATH

16.3
Average risk (Medium)
82%
On-time
12 min
Average delay
0.0%
Cancellations
3
Airlines

Route overview

This flight route connects Rome with Athens, using Airbus A320, A321, and A319 aircraft. With an 82% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 11.9 minutes per flight, the service operates relatively punctually across its thirteen scheduled flights annually, linking two historically significant cities—one with an airport established in 1947 and another whose airport opened much more recently in 2001 and serves over 24 million passengers yearly.

EU261 compensation on this route

About ~1,085 km · in case of disruption you may be entitled to up to €250 (Regulation EC 261/2004).

The Rome (FCO) → Athens (ATH) route is operated by Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, easyJet. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Athens the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Rome the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes.

Heading to Athens: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Rome (FCO) to Athens (ATH) heads east for about 1,085 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.

Departures from Rome on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of FCO-ATH flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Rome the average ATFM delay is 2.4 min (atfm); arriving into Athens it is 2.8 min (atfm).

Across 13 tracked FCO-ATH flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
1h ahead
Arrival (dest. local time)
16:47
Elevation ATH
308 ft
Typical aircraft
Airbus A320, Airbus A321
Est. CO₂/passenger
~109 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
easyJet (U2) 73% 26 min 0.0%
ITA Airways (AZ) 59% 35 min 4.9%

Frequently asked questions about FCO-ATH

On the Rome (FCO) -> Athens (ATH) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Rome-Athens is 0.00% across 13 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 3 airlines: Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, easyJet.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Athens, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

The Rome-Athens route is about 1,085 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.