Ryanair· Callsign RYR4978 ·Daily

FR4978 from Athens to Vilnius, tracked live

In 2021 this flight was forcibly diverted to Minsk by Belarus to arrest a dissident journalist, provoking international sanctions.

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ATH
Athens
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
07:30 EET (UTC+2)
2h 50m
1,859 km · 1,155 mi
Non-stop
VNO
Vilnius
Vilnius Airport
10:20 EET (UTC+2)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
typical equipment
Distance
1,859 km
1,004 nautical miles
Heading
3°
tracks north
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Block speed
656 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
32%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#330
of 439 tracked routes

Follow FR4978 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

FR4978 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 07:30 at ATH. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

FR4978 at a glance

  • The trip: 1,859 km (1,155 miles) from Athens to Vilnius, flying north.
  • How long: 2h 50m gate to gate. That is about 656 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 737-800. This route uses about 32% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of ATH in early morning, into VNO in mid-morning.

FR4978 route overview: ATH to VNO

FR4978 distance and great-circle path

FR4978 covers 1,859 km, or 1,155 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 330 by distance.

The plane leaves Athens heading north. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the ATH-VNO route appears on a tracker map.

Why FR4978 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 2.8 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 656 km/h. A Boeing 737-800 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See what really moves flight times.

Can the Boeing 737-800 comfortably fly FR4978?

Not at all. At roughly 32% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737-800.

What to know about FR4978

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

FR4978 activity in the past 7 days

No stored observation has been recorded in this seven-day window. The published schedule and route above remain reference data, not evidence that the flight operated.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
No tracked activity recorded yet for the past 7 days. Activity is logged every time this flight appears on the live map.

“First/last tracked” are when FR4978 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on FR4978

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Ryanair and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

ATH Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos Athens, Greece · live radar →
VNO Vilnius Airport Vilnius, Lithuania · live radar →
B738 Boeing 737-800 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does FR4978 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 737-800, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown1,859 km
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Fuel burn rate3.59 kg per km
Fuel burned6,666 kg
CO2, whole flight21.1 tonnes
Seats, typical layout162
Passengers carried134 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger157 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 157 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy143 seats, 119 flown
127 kg CO2 per seat
Business19 seats, 16 flown
369 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, FR4978 emits what 351 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 925 km, or 4,492 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 926 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 1,859 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put FR4978 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to FR4978

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Where live flight data comes from Understand what the map can observe and why coverage sometimes disappears.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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FR4978 frequently asked questions

How long is the FR4978 flight?

Athens to Vilnius is 1,859 km (1,155 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 2.8 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates FR4978?

Typically a Boeing 737-800 (full specifications), using roughly 32% of that type's published range.

Does FR4978 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 07:30 local from ATH. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track FR4978 live?

Yes. Whenever FR4978 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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