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Direct flights from Athens (ATH) to Crete Island (JSH): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 359 km, an estimated 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Athens and Crete Island. Updated 15 September 2026 at 18:38 UTC.
ATH
Athens
heavy · +39
JSH
Crete Island
tracking
359 km · ~0h 58m est.
Under pressure · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
48 / 100
route health from live ATH and JSH delay boards
Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+11 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~0h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Athens to Crete Island route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ATH to JSH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — Athens (ATH) to Crete Island (JSH) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/ATH-JSH
ATH to JSH questions
Is ATH–JSH running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. The departure side at ATH is the weaker end, route health score 48/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from ATH to JSH?
Great-circle distance is 359 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 55–61 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ATH–JSH fly?
Olympic Air runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at ATH and arrival-side delay at JSH, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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