Greece flag Heraklion Airport (HER)

Country Greece | Europe | Regional Airport | IATA: HER | ICAO: LGIR | Elevation 115 ft · 35 m | Local time —

Destinations
118
Flights / day
153
Busiest route
Athens
Top airline
Aegean Airlines

Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport averages 153 flights per day to 118 destinations, with 15 domestic routes and 101 international routes. A total of 55 airlines operate at HER, led by Aegean Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 31 countries across two continents, with Germany representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis connects to Amsterdam, with a typical flight time of 4 hr 20 mins. Updated: July 9, 2026

Route Network

Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport connects 116 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.

Greece flag Athens (ATH) – Greece 2 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
192 mi · 309 km
15
per day
Israel flag Tel Aviv (TLV) – Israel 5 airlines
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HER → TLV
9
per day
Germany flag Frankfurt (FRA) – Germany 4 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,314 mi · 2,115 km
6
per day
Germany flag Düsseldorf (DUS) – Germany 4 airlines
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HER → DUS
5
per day
Germany flag Munich (MUC) – Germany 5 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,130 mi · 1,818 km
5
per day
United Kingdom flag London (LGW) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
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HER → LGW
4
per day
Netherlands flag Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands 3 airlines
4 hr 20 mins
1,542 mi · 2,481 km
4
per day
Switzerland flag Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland 4 airlines
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HER → ZRH
4
per day
France flag Paris (ORY) – France 1 airline
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HER → ORY
4
per day
Germany flag Stuttgart (STR) – Germany 4 airlines
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HER → STR
4
per day
Greece flag Thessaloniki (SKG) – Greece 3 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
378 mi · 608 km
4
per day
Austria flag Vienna (VIE) – Austria 3 airlines
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HER → VIE
3
per day
Germany flag Berlin (BER) – Germany 7 airlines
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HER → BER
3
per day
Belgium flag Brussels (BRU) – Belgium 4 airlines
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HER → BRU
3
per day
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 4 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,485 mi · 2,390 km
3
per day
Czechia flag Prague (PRG) – Czechia 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,158 mi · 1,864 km
3
per day
Germany flag Hamburg (HAM) – Germany 2 airlines
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HER → HAM
3
per day
Italy flag Milan (MXP) – Italy 5 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,116 mi · 1,795 km
3
per day
Greece flag Rodes Island (RHO) – Greece 3 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
179 mi · 287 km
3
per day
Germany flag Cologne (CGN) – Germany 2 airlines
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HER → CGN
3
per day
Germany flag Hanover (HAJ) – Germany 2 airlines
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HER → HAJ
3
per day
United Kingdom flag Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
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HER → MAN
3
per day
France flag Lyon (LYS) – France 4 airlines
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HER → LYS
2
per day
Germany flag Nuremberg (NUE) – Germany 2 airlines
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HER → NUE
2
per day
Romania flag Bucharest (OTP) – Romania 2 airlines
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HER → OTP
2
per day
Netherlands flag Eindhoven (EIN) – Netherlands 2 airlines
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HER → EIN
2
per day
United Kingdom flag London (STN) – United Kingdom 1 airline
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HER → STN
2
per day
Moldova flag Chişinău (RMO) – Moldova 1 airline
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HER → RMO
1
per day
Switzerland flag Geneva (GVA) – Switzerland 2 airlines
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HER → GVA
1
per day
France flag Nantes (NTE) – France 4 airlines
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HER → NTE
1
per day
Italy flag Nápoli (NAP) – Italy 2 airlines
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HER → NAP
1
per day
United Kingdom flag Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
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HER → BHX
1
per day
France flag Marseille (MRS) – France 3 airlines
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HER → MRS
1
per day
Poland flag Warsaw (WAW) – Poland 4 airlines
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HER → WAW
1
per day
Germany flag Leipzig (LEJ) – Germany 1 airline
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HER → LEJ
1
per day
Germany flag Münster (FMO) – Germany 3 airlines
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HER → FMO
1
per day
Italy flag Rome (FCO) – Italy 3 airlines
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HER → FCO
1
per day
Czechia flag Brno (BRQ) – Czechia 1 airline
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HER → BRQ
1
per day
United Kingdom flag Leeds (LBA) – United Kingdom 1 airline
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HER → LBA
1
per day
Italy flag Bologna (BLQ) – Italy 2 airlines
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HER → BLQ
6
per week
Slovakia flag Bratislava (BTS) – Slovakia 1 airline
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HER → BTS
6
per week
Hungary flag Budapest (BUD) – Hungary 2 airlines
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HER → BUD
6
per week
Denmark flag Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark 2 airlines
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HER → CPH
6
per week
Cyprus flag Larnarca (LCA) – Cyprus 3 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
478 mi · 770 km
6
per week
Latvia flag Riga (RIX) – Latvia 1 airline
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HER → RIX
6
per week
Netherlands flag Rotterdam (RTM) – Netherlands 1 airline
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HER → RTM
6
per week
France flag Basel (BSL) – France 1 airline
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HER → BSL
5
per week
Italy flag Bergamo (BGY) – Italy 2 airlines
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HER → BGY
5
per week
France flag Bordeaux (BOD) – France 2 airlines
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HER → BOD
5
per week
Germany flag Dresden (DRS) – Germany 2 airlines
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HER → DRS
5
per week
United Kingdom flag Edinburgh (EDI) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
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HER → EDI
5
per week
Finland flag Helsinki (HEL) – Finland 1 airline
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HER → HEL
5
per week
Luxembourg flag Luxembourg (LUX) – Luxembourg 1 airline
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HER → LUX
5
per week
Austria flag Salzburg (SZG) – Austria 1 airline
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HER → SZG
5
per week
Albania flag Tirana (TIA) – Albania 1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
513 mi · 826 km
5
per week
Estonia flag Tallinn (TLL) – Estonia 2 airlines
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HER → TLL
4
per week
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 1 airline
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HER → BCN
4
per week
Italy flag Bari (BRI) – Italy 1 airline
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HER → BRI
4
per week
Serbia flag Belgrade (BEG) – Serbia 1 airline
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HER → BEG
4
per week
United Kingdom flag Bristol (BRS) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
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HER → BRS
4
per week
United Kingdom flag Glasgow (GLA) – United Kingdom 1 airline
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HER → GLA
4
per week
France flag Lille/Lesquin (LIL) – France 2 airlines
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HER → LIL
4
per week
Austria flag Linz (LNZ) – Austria 1 airline
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HER → LNZ
4
per week
Greece flag Mykonos Island (JMK) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → JMK
4
per week
Czechia flag Ostrava (OSR) – Czechia 1 airline
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HER → OSR
4
per week
Belgium flag Brussels (CRL) – Belgium 1 airline
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HER → CRL
3
per week
Italy flag Catania (CTA) – Italy 1 airline
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HER → CTA
3
per week
Romania flag Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) – Romania 1 airline
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HER → CLJ
3
per week
Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 1 airline
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HER → DUB
3
per week
Austria flag Graz (GRZ) – Austria 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
950 mi · 1,528 km
3
per week
Netherlands flag Groningen (GRQ) – Netherlands 1 airline
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HER → GRQ
3
per week
Greece flag Kos Island (KGS) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → KGS
3
per week
Poland flag Kraków (KRK) – Poland 1 airline
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HER → KRK
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Liverpool (LPL) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
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HER → LPL
3
per week
Greece flag Mytilene (MJT) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → MJT
3
per week
Greece flag Naxos Island (JNX) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → JNX
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Newcastle (NCL) – United Kingdom 1 airline
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HER → NCL
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Nottingham (EMA) – United Kingdom 1 airline
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HER → EMA
3
per week
Czechia flag Pardubice (PED) – Czechia 1 airline
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HER → PED
3
per week
Greece flag Santorini Island (JTR) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → JTR
3
per week
Italy flag Verona (VRN) – Italy 2 airlines
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HER → VRN
3
per week
Greece flag Alexandroupolis (AXD) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → AXD
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Belfast (BFS) – United Kingdom 1 airline
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HER → BFS
2
per week
Switzerland flag Berne (BRN) – Switzerland 1 airline
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HER → BRN
2
per week
Germany flag Bremen (BRE) – Germany 1 airline
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HER → BRE
2
per week
Poland flag Gdańsk (GDN) – Poland 1 airline
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HER → GDN
2
per week
Austria flag Innsbruck (INN) – Austria 1 airline
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HER → INN
2
per week
Greece flag Kalamata (KLX) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → KLX
2
per week
Poland flag Katowice (KTW) – Poland 1 airline
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HER → KTW
2
per week
Greece flag Kerkyra Island (CFU) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → CFU
2
per week
Slovakia flag Košice (KSC) – Slovakia 1 airline
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HER → KSC
2
per week
France flag Montpellier (MPL) – France 1 airline
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HER → MPL
2
per week
Greece flag Nea Anchialos (VOL) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → VOL
2
per week
Norway flag Oslo (OSL) – Norway 1 airline
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HER → OSL
2
per week
Italy flag Palermo (PMO) – Italy 1 airline
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HER → PMO
2
per week
Greece flag Paros Island (PAS) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → PAS
2
per week
Bulgaria flag Sofia (SOF) – Bulgaria 1 airline
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HER → SOF
2
per week
Greece flag Souda (CHQ) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → CHQ
2
per week
Greece flag Syros Island (JSY) – Greece 1 airline
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HER → JSY
2
per week
Lithuania flag Vilnius (VNO) – Lithuania 1 airline
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HER → VNO
2
per week
Azerbaijan flag Baku (GYD) – Azerbaijan 1 airline
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HER → GYD
1
per week
United Kingdom flag Bournemouth (BOH) – United Kingdom 1 airline
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HER → BOH
1
per week
Romania flag Brașov (GHV) – Romania 1 airline
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HER → GHV
1
per week
France flag Brest/Guipavas (BES) – France 1 airline
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HER → BES
1
per week
Romania flag Craiova (CRA) – Romania 1 airline
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HER → CRA
1
per week
France flag Deauville (DOL) – France 1 airline
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HER → DOL
1
per week
Germany flag Erfurt (ERF) – Germany 1 airline
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HER → ERF
1
per week
Romania flag Iaşi (IAS) – Romania 1 airline
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HER → IAS
1
per week
France flag Metz / Nancy (ETZ) – France 1 airline
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HER → ETZ
1
per week
Poland flag Rzeszów (RZE) – Poland 1 airline
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HER → RZE
1
per week
Romania flag Sibiu (SBZ) – Romania 1 airline
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HER → SBZ
1
per week
Sweden flag Stockholm (ARN) – Sweden 1 airline
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HER → ARN
1
per week
France flag Strasbourg (SXB) – France 1 airline
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HER → SXB
1
per week
Romania flag Suceava (SCV) – Romania 1 airline
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HER → SCV
1
per week
Romania flag Timişoara (TSR) – Romania 1 airline
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HER → TSR
1
per week
France flag Toulouse (TLS) – France 1 airline
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HER → TLS
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 9, 2026.

Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is served by 55 airlines, with Aegean Airlines in the lead at 12% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 27% of routes. 26 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 55 airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. Corendon Dutch Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Amsterdam with a flight time of 4 hrs 20 mins.

Aegean Airlines (24 routes)
Corendon Airlines Europe (16 routes)
easyJet (15 routes)
Jet2 (12 routes)
Volotea (12 routes)
Sky Express (11 routes)
Eurowings (8 routes)
Ryanair (8 routes)
Condor (6 routes)
SmartWings (6 routes)
Neos (6 routes)
TUIfly (5 routes)
Transavia France (5 routes)
Wizz Air (5 routes)
Wizz Air Malta (5 routes)
Anima Wings Aviation S.A. (5 routes)
Transavia (3 routes)
SundAir (3 routes)
World Ticket Ltd (3 routes)
Norwegian Air UK (3 routes)
airBaltic (3 routes)
Flight Alaska (2 routes)
TUI Airlines Nederland (Netherlands) (2 routes)
Edelweiss Air (2 routes)
TUI Airlines Belgium (2 routes)
Atlasglobal (2 routes)
Norwegian Air Shuttle (2 routes)
SAS (2 routes)
Astra Airlines (2 routes)
Arkia Israeli Airlines (1 routes)
Blue Dart Aviation Ltd. (1 routes)
El Al (1 routes)
Israir Airlines (1 routes)
Lufthansa (1 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Corendon Dutch Airlines (1 routes)
Comlux Aruba (1 routes)
Austrian (1 routes)
Brussels Airlines (1 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
Aura Airlines (1 routes)
SWISS (1 routes)
LOT - Polish Airlines (1 routes)
Smartwings Poland (1 routes)
ITA Airways (1 routes)
Cyprus Airways (1 routes)
Finnair (1 routes)
Luxair (1 routes)
EQUINOXAIR S.A.S. (1 routes)
Vueling (1 routes)
Air Serbia (1 routes)
Aer Lingus (1 routes)
Helvetic Airways (1 routes)
Bulgaria Air (1 routes)
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (1 routes)

Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport provides direct service to 31 countries across two continents. The route network is 13% domestic and 87% international. Germany is the primary international destination.

Germany - 36/day
Greece - 25/day
United Kingdom - 15/day
France - 15/day
Israel - 9/day
Italy - 9/day
Netherlands - 7/day
Switzerland - 6/day
Austria - 5/day
Czechia - 5/day
Belgium - 4/day
Romania - 3/day
Poland - 2/day
Moldova - 1/day
Slovakia - 1/day
Hungary - 1/day
Denmark - 1/day
Cyprus - 1/day
Latvia - 1/day
Finland - 1/day
Luxembourg - 1/day
Albania - 1/day
Estonia - 1/day
Spain - 1/day
Serbia - 1/day
Ireland - 0/day
Norway - 0/day
Bulgaria - 0/day
Lithuania - 0/day
Azerbaijan - 0/day
Sweden - 0/day

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Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#207 (153 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#123 (118 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,891 ft 2,710 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,891 ft 2,710 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
5,135 ft 1,565 m 164 ft 50 m Asphalt
5,135 ft 1,565 m 164 ft 50 m Asphalt
2,608 ft 795 m 131 ft 40 m Asphalt
2,608 ft 795 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 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis (IATA: HER) operates around 153 flights per day to 118 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 15 domestic and 101 international routes, with Aegean Airlines as the leading carrier and Athens currently the busiest connection. From HER, passengers can reach 31 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,710 m (8,891 ft).

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