Route Network
Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport connects nine destinations worldwide, with Athens standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Amsterdam, and the shortest flight is to Rodes Island.
1 hr 30 mins
192 mi · 309 km
11
per day
1 hr 55 mins
378 mi · 608 km
3
per day
1 hr 10 mins
179 mi · 287 km
2
per day
4 hr 20 mins
1,542 mi · 2,481 km
2
per week
1 hr 50 mins
478 mi · 770 km
2
per week
3 hr 30 mins
1,130 mi · 1,818 km
2
per week
3 hr 35 mins
1,158 mi · 1,864 km
2
per week
3 hr 55 mins
1,314 mi · 2,115 km
1
per week
1 hr 55 mins
453 mi · 730 km
1
per week
Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.
Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is served by seven airlines, with Aegean Airlines in the lead at 31% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 69% of routes. four carriers operate only one route each. A total of five airlines operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. Transavia is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Amsterdam with a flight time of 4 hrs 20 mins.
Aegean Airlines
(4 routes)
Sky Express
(3 routes)
Flight Alaska
(2 routes)
Ryanair
(1 routes)
Transavia
(1 routes)
Cyprus Airways
(1 routes)
SmartWings
(1 routes)
Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport provides direct service to six countries across one continent. The route network is 33% domestic and 67% international. Germany is the primary international destination.
Greece
- 16/day
Netherlands
- 0/day
Cyprus
- 0/day
Germany
- 0/day
Czechia
- 0/day
Türkiye
- 0/day
Global Rankings
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.
- #952 - Total destinations
- #892 - Domestic destinations
- #574 - International destinations
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.
- #769 - Total flights
- #594 - Domestic flights
- #721 - International flights
- #941 - Flights per runway
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.
- #899 - Total distance flown
- #966 - Distance per flight
- #980 - Distance per runway
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,891 ft 2,710 m 8,891 ft · 2,710 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 8,891 ft 2,710 m 8,891 ft · 2,710 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 5,135 ft 1,565 m 5,135 ft · 1,565 m | 164 ft 50 m 164 ft · 50 m | Asphalt | |
| 5,135 ft 1,565 m 5,135 ft · 1,565 m | 164 ft 50 m 164 ft · 50 m | Asphalt | |
| 2,608 ft 795 m 2,608 ft · 795 m | 131 ft 40 m 131 ft · 40 m | Asphalt | |
| 2,608 ft 795 m 2,608 ft · 795 m | 131 ft 40 m 131 ft · 40 m | Asphalt |
Runway Length
63 aircraft cannot operate at Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,891 ft (2,710 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.
| Aircraft | Takeoff | Landing |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A380 Private Jet | 9,019 ft 2,749 m 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft 1,524 m 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A380-800 | 9,019 ft 2,749 m 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft 1,524 m 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A340-300 | 9,072 ft 2,765 m 9,072 ft · 2,765 m | 6,004 ft 1,830 m 6,004 ft · 1,830 m |
| Airbus A330-200 | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330 Corporate Jet | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-200F | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-300 | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-800 | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter | 9,199 ft 2,804 m 9,199 ft · 2,804 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-400 | 9,236 ft 2,815 m 9,236 ft · 2,815 m | 6,250 ft 1,905 m 6,250 ft · 1,905 m |
| Boeing 747SP | 9,252 ft 2,820 m 9,252 ft · 2,820 m | 5,249 ft 1,600 m 5,249 ft · 1,600 m |
| Boeing 777 Freighter | 9,285 ft 2,830 m 9,285 ft · 2,830 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A300B1 | 9,350 ft 2,850 m 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft 1,635 m 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Airbus A300B2 | 9,350 ft 2,850 m 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft 1,635 m 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Boeing 767-400 | 9,501 ft 2,896 m 9,501 ft · 2,896 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Airbus A340-200 | 9,514 ft 2,900 m 9,514 ft · 2,900 m | 6,201 ft 1,890 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| Airbus A380-900 | 9,678 ft 2,950 m 9,678 ft · 2,950 m | 6,594 ft 2,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 9,744 ft 2,970 m 9,744 ft · 2,970 m | 5,610 ft 1,710 m 5,610 ft · 1,710 m |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 2,953 ft 900 m 2,953 ft · 900 m |
| Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Tupolev Tu-144 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-51 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-62 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-53 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-61 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A330-900neo | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A350-900F | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A380 Cargo | 9,875 ft 3,010 m 9,875 ft · 3,010 m | 6,594 ft 2,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing YAL-1 | 9,902 ft 3,018 m 9,902 ft · 3,018 m | 7,546 ft 2,300 m 7,546 ft · 2,300 m |
| Aero Spacelines Super Guppy | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,998 ft 2,133 m 6,998 ft · 2,133 m |
| Douglas DC-8 | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,499 ft 1,981 m 6,499 ft · 1,981 m |
| Boeing 707 | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,201 ft 1,890 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | 10,007 ft 3,050 m 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 | 10,007 ft 3,050 m 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A340 Private Jet | 10,256 ft 3,126 m 10,256 ft · 3,126 m | 8,999 ft 2,743 m 8,999 ft · 2,743 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10,299 ft 3,139 m 10,299 ft · 3,139 m | 6,949 ft 2,118 m 6,949 ft · 2,118 m |
| Airbus A340-600 | 10,302 ft 3,140 m 10,302 ft · 3,140 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-9 | 10,397 ft 3,169 m 10,397 ft · 3,169 m | 5,699 ft 1,737 m 5,699 ft · 1,737 m |
| VC-25A Air Force One | 10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m |
| Boeing 747-8 | 10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 8,793 ft 2,680 m 8,793 ft · 2,680 m |
| Airbus A340-500 | 10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,299 ft 1,920 m 6,299 ft · 1,920 m |
| Boeing 747-200 | 10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,234 ft 1,900 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft 3,230 m 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft 3,246 m 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft 1,880 m 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft 2,109 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft 2,100 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft 3,320 m 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft 2,175 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft 3,429 m 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft 2,200 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft 3,500 m 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |