Heraklion International Airport

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Heraklion International Airport is an airport used by private jets in Heraklion, Greece. It has a maximum runway length of 2,714 meters. There are in total of 2 runways at the airport.

Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece, and the country's second busiest airport after Athens International Airport. It is located about 5 km east of the main city centre of Heraklion, near the municipality of Nea Alikarnassos. It is a shared civil/military facility. The airport is named after Heraklion native Nikos Kazantzakis, a Greek writer and philosopher

Sometimes referred to as LGIR - its ICAO code - on private jet quotes, for example, it can also be called HER - its IATA code name. Both these shorthands are used by aircrafts to refer to the airport.


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  • ICAO: LGIR
  • IATA: HER
  • Latitude: 35.339722
  • Longitude: 25.180278
  • Altitude: 35 meters
  • Runway length: 2,714 meters
  • Number of runways: 2
  • Heraklion International Airport
  • City: Heraklion
  • Region: Crete
  • Country: Greece