Athens International Airport opened in 2001 ahead of the 2004 Olympic Games and is the hub of Aegean Airlines, as well as the main connecting point for flights out to the Greek islands. The current schedule feed lists 182 airports in 57 countries connected to Athens.
Excavation for the airport turned up so much archaeology that it has its own museum: a collection of pottery and grave goods from the Mesogeia plain, displayed inside the terminal between the check-in desks and the gates.
The most frequently served routes for Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport connect to Thessaloniki (SKG), Santorini Island (JTR) and Rome (FCO).
The longest connected route for Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport reaches Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). This non-stop flight covers a distance of 6,246 miles (10,052 km).