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Private Jet Charter Athens to Kos

Athens to Kos: 306 km, about 48 minutes, to the Dodecanese on a 2,390 m runway that does not restrict business jets. The choice is about the cabin you want, not the one the island allows. From EUR 5,800 one way as our own floor; the arithmetic is printed in the cost section. Written quotation inside 30 minutes; +357 95 119759, 24/7.

Athens to the Dodecanese in under fifty minutes, with 2,390 m of runway at the far end.

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The route at a glance

The nearer of the two Dodecanese islands on these pages: 306 km against 404 km for Rhodes.

Distance
306 km
165 nautical miles, Athens to Kos, great-circle between airport coordinates
Flight time
approx. 48 min
Direct, in the air. Time on the ground at each end comes on top
Departure
ATH
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos LGAV. Sets no limit on the aircraft for this route
Arrival
KGS
Kos Airport, LGKO. Runway 14/32, 2,390 m
Runway at Kos
2,390 m
Longer than Paros (1,400 m) by 990 m
Typical aircraft
Light jet and above
No runway restriction for business jets at Kos. The floor on this page is built on the light-jet class
The distance is a great-circle figure between airport coordinates, so the track actually flown is longer than it. The time is a model estimate and not a measured block time: the model is fitted to flight times Diamond Executive Aero Services already publishes on this website, it makes no distinction between the outbound and the return, and routing, wind and aircraft type all move it. The schedule in your quotation is the real one.

Airport codes and runway lengths: OurAirports open data (airports and runways), retrieved 3 October 2026. Whether a particular aeroplane can be offered is confirmed against the specific type and the specific day rather than against a general rule, and we say so before a booking rather than after it.

Which airports we use

Two airports that leave the aircraft open, which turns the conversation to the party, the luggage and the date.

FieldCodesRole on this routeWhat decides it
Athens Eleftherios VenizelosATH / LGAVDepartureFull business-aviation handling and no limit on the aircraft. Nothing about the departure narrows the choice; the island end does all of that.
KosKGS / LGKOArrivalRunway 14/32, 2,390 m. Business jets use it without restriction, so the arrival narrows nothing.
RhodesRHO / LGRPNeighbouring Dodecanese fieldRunway 3,306 m, 404 km from Athens and about 56 minutes. Published on this site in both directions. Rhodes route page.

Aircraft for Athens to Kos

A 2,390 m runway leaves the choice open. The floor is built on the light-jet class, and larger cabins are quoted for your dates.

Embraer Phenom 300

Up to seven seats, and the light-jet class the floor on this page is built on.

Phenom 300 ›

Cessna Citation CJ2

Four to six with luggage, and cheaper to run over a short sector.

Citation CJ2 ›

Larger cabins

The 2,390 m runway at Kos does not restrict business jets, so midsize and larger types are quoted on request for your dates.

The fleet ›

What it costs

From €5 800 one way, whole aircraft. That is our own floor and not a quotation: 2.00 h charged, because a two-hour minimum applies to a 48-minute sector, multiplied by 2,900 EUR/h – the published "from" rate for this cabin class (Eurosky, 19.02.2026) – and rounded down. The sum is printed so you can check it.

The floor is time on the clock and a rate for a class of aeroplane; it is not a price for the Athens to Kos city pair, and we have not found a published figure for that pair from a source we would reprint. What it leaves out is everything that varies: the date, the aeroplane genuinely available on it, and the fees at each end.

ReferenceApplies toPublished figureSource
Whole aircraft, this routeAthens to Kosfrom €5 800Our own floor, not a quotation: 2.00 h charged (two-hour minimum applies) × 2,900 EUR/h, the published "from" rate for the cabin class (Eurosky, 19.02.2026), rounded down
Hourly rate, light jetsEurope4,600 – 7,300 EUR per hourBroker published range, undated, retrieved 2026
Hourly rate, fromEuropefrom 2,900 EUR per hourBroker published range, 19.02.2026
Hourly rate, quoted in dollarsLight jets3,750 – 4,200 USD per hourBroker published range, August 2026
Empty legvaries with the daybrokers publish discounts of 50 – 75%Broker price pages, retrieved 2026

Two things move the real figure: the cabin you choose, which the runway leaves open, and where the aircraft starts the day. A 48-minute sector preceded by an empty positioning leg is a different price from one flown by an aircraft already on Kos.

Every hourly figure above belongs to a third party, describes a class of aeroplane rather than this sector, and is reproduced so that you can audit a quotation. None of them is our price and none of them is an offer. The only price we stand behind is the written one against your dates. Call +357 95 119759, 24/7.

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Onward from Kos

Routes we publish that join up with a trip to Kos.

Athens to Rhodes

The other Dodecanese island on these pages.

Athens to Rhodes ›

Athens to Heraklion

Crete, at almost the same distance from Athens.

Athens to Heraklion ›

Athens to Santorini

Into the Cyclades for a longer island itinerary.

Athens to Santorini ›

Questions we get about this route

How long does Athens to Kos take?
About 48 minutes in the air over 306 km, with time on the ground at each end on top. The figure is an estimate rather than a measured block time, it is the same in both directions, and it moves with routing, wind and aircraft type.
How much does a private jet from Athens to Kos cost?
From EUR 5,800 one way for the whole aircraft as our own floor, not a quotation: 2.00 hours charged under a two-hour minimum at 2,900 EUR per hour, the published from rate for the cabin class (Eurosky, 19 February 2026), rounded down. Third-party hourly references for light jets in Europe run 4,600 to 7,300 EUR per hour (undated) and 3,750 to 4,200 USD per hour (August 2026). None of those is a price for this city pair.
Does the runway at Kos limit the aircraft?
No. Runway 14/32 at Kos is 2,390 m and does not restrict business jets, so the choice comes down to the party, the luggage and the date.
Kos or Rhodes?
Both are Dodecanese islands with runways that do not restrict business jets: Kos 2,390 m, 306 km from Athens and about 48 minutes; Rhodes 3,306 m, 404 km and about 56 minutes. The choice is about where you are staying.
Are there empty legs on this sector?
They exist, and they follow dates rather than routes, so the useful thing to tell us is which day could move. Brokers publish discounts of 50 to 75 per cent on repositioning flights; the trade is the operator's date and roughly the operator's hour. Current empty legs
Any border formalities?
None. Kos and Athens are both in Greece, so this is a domestic sector. Carry photo identification for the handling agent at each end all the same.

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Tell us your dates and how many of you there are. Your dedicated flight advisor will come back with aircraft options and a firm price.

The return leg

Other Greek islands from Athens

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