Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis"

Heraklion International Airport
"Nikos Kazantzakis"
Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου
"Νίκος Καζαντζάκης"
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OwnerGreek State
ServesHeraklion
LocationHeraklion, Crete, Greece
OpenedMarch 1939 (1939-03)
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL115 ft / 35 m
Coordinates35°20′23″N 25°10′49″E / 35.33972°N 25.18028°E / 35.33972; 25.18028
Websitewww.heraklion-airport.gr
Map
HER/LGIR is located in Greece
HER/LGIR
HER/LGIR
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,714 8,800 Asphalt
12/30 1,566 5,138 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers9,384,233
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 7.6
Aircraft movements62,723
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 9.1%
Sources: Runways[1] Statistics: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" (IATA: HER, ICAO: LGIR) 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 (3.1 mi) 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. Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is Crete's main and busiest airport, serving Heraklion (Ηράκλειο), Aghios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος), Malia (Mάλλια), Hersonissos (Χερσόνησος), Stalida (Σταλίδα), Sisi (Σίσι) Elounda (Ελούντα) and other resorts.

A new airport for Heraklion, located 39 km (24 mi) to the south-east of the city at Kasteli, is under construction and due to open by 2027.[3] Once completed, the new Kasteli International Airport will replace the current Heraklion International Airport as the hub for central Crete, but also providing international links for all of Crete.

History

The airport first opened in March 1939. At that time, this was merely a piece of flat agricultural land. The first aeroplane (a Junkers Ju 52) carried the initial passengers to the site. During the Second World War, the airfield was the site of the Battle of Heraklion during the Battle of Crete, in 1941. Civilian operations ceased; but in the autumn of 1946, traffic resumed, introducing the DC-3 aircraft.[4]

At first, the airport only offered very basic service, with only primitive installations on the site in the form of three tents, smoke for wind determination, and storm lamps for runway lighting.[citation needed]

In 1947, the first (small) terminal was erected. Hellenic Airlines started commercial flights in 1948. At that time, a total of 4,000 people were served.[citation needed] The year 1953 saw the construction of a paved runway which was initially 1,850 meters long and oriented as 09/27. The next major event followed in 1954, when a four-engined DC-4 aircraft landed for the first time at the airport. In that year, the airport handled approximately 18,000 passengers. From 1957 onward, the new Olympic Airways used the airport, starting services with the DC-6 aircraft.[citation needed]

From 1968 until 1971, the runway was extended to 2,680 m (8,790 ft) and a new terminal and other facilities were constructed, essentially making it a new airport. On 18 March 1971, the first charter flight from abroad operated to the airport. The new airport itself was officially inaugurated on 5 May 1972.[citation needed]

In 2025, farmers protesting against the delayed payment of European Union subsidies occupied the airport's apron, resulting in disruptions to aviation.[5]

The airport is scheduled to cease operations in 2027 and to be replaced by the (expanded and renamed) Kasteli Airport.[6]

Terminal extension

The latest airport expansion projects began in October 2017.[7][8][9][10]

The latest extension began in October 2017 and was completed on 30 March 2018, in time for the airport's high season.[11][12][13]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Heraklion Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens,[14] Istanbul,[15] Larnaca,[16] Munich,[17] Rhodes,[15] Thessaloniki,[18] Tirana[19]
Seasonal: Alexandroupoli,[20] Corfu,[21] Frankfurt,[22] Kalamata,[23] Kos,[21] Metz/Nancy,[24] Mykonos (begins 29 May 2026),[25] Mytilene (begins 28 May 2026),[26] Naxos,[21] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[27] Paros (begins 22 June 2026),[28] Rome–Fiumicino (begins 2 June 2026),[29] Santorini (begins 26 May 2026),[30] Syros (begins 15 June 2026),[31] Zurich[32]
Seasonal charter: Friedrichshafen,[33] Memmingen,[34] Münster/Osnabrück,[35] Pristina[36]
Aer Lingus Seasonal: Dublin[37]
Air Astana Seasonal: Almaty[38]
Air Serbia Seasonal: Belgrade[39]
airBaltic Seasonal: Riga,[40] Tallinn,[41] Vilnius[41]
Animawings Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni,[42] Cluj-Napoca,[43] Oradea,[42] Suceava (begins 4 June 2026),[44] Timișoara (begins 2 June 2026)[45]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[46]
Avion Express Seasonal charter: Vilnius[47]
Azerbaijan Airlines Seasonal: Baku[48]
British Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[49] London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[50]
Bulgaria Air Seasonal: Sofia[51]
Chair Airlines Seasonal: Zurich[52]
Condor Seasonal: Berlin,[53] Frankfurt, Hamburg,[54] Munich,[54] Stuttgart[55]
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Antalya,[56] Berlin,[57] Cologne/Bonn,[56] Düsseldorf,[58] Graz,[59] Hannover,[60] Hurghada,[56] Ljubljana,[61] London–Gatwick,[62] Palma de Mallorca,[56] Manchester,[62] Münster/Osnabrück,[56] Nuremberg,[56] Rostock,[58] Stuttgart,[63] Tel Aviv,[64] Vienna[65]
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam,[66] Brussels,[67] Groningen,[68] Maastricht/Aachen[69]
Cyprus Airways Larnaca[70]
Discover Airlines Frankfurt,[71] Munich[72]
easyJet Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse,[73] Birmingham,[74] Bordeaux,[75] Bristol,[76] Edinburgh,[77] Geneva,[78] Liverpool,[79] London–Gatwick,[76] London–Luton,[80] Lyon,[81] Manchester,[76] Milan–Malpensa,[82] Nantes,[83] Naples,[84] Paris–Charles de Gaulle[85]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich[86]
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin[87]
Eurowings Seasonal: Berlin,[88] Cologne/Bonn,[89] Düsseldorf,[90] Graz,[91] Hamburg,[92] Nuremberg,[93] Prague,[94] Salzburg,[95] Stuttgart[96]
FlyOne Seasonal: Chișinău,[97] Yerevan[98]
Helvetic Airways Seasonal: Bern[99]
ITA Airways Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino[100]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Belfast–International,[101] Birmingham,[102] Bournemouth,[103] Bristol,[104] East Midlands,[105] Glasgow,[106] Leeds/Bradford,[107] Liverpool,[108] London–Gatwick (begins 30 March 2026),[109] London–Luton,[110] London–Stansted,[107] Manchester,[107] Newcastle upon Tyne[111]
LEAV Aviation Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn,[112] Erfurt-Weimar (begins 2 July 2026)[113]
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin (begins 30 May 2026)[114]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt,[115] Munich[116]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[117]
Marabu Seasonal: Hamburg,[118] Leipzig/Halle[119]
Neos Seasonal: Bergamo,[120] Bologna,[121] Milan–Malpensa,[121] Rome–Fiumicino,[121] Verona[122]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen,[123] Oslo[123]
Ryanair Thessaloniki[124]
Seasonal: Bergamo,[125] Berlin,[126] Bologna,[127] Catania,[128] Charleroi,[129] Milan–Malpensa,[130] Vienna[131]
Saudia Seasonal: Jeddah[132]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen,[133] Oslo[citation needed]
Seasonal charter: Gothenburg[134]
Sky Express Athens,[135] Rhodes,[135] Thessaloniki,[135] Tirana[136]
Seasonal: Brussels,[137] Larnaca,[138] Lyon,[139] Marseille,[139] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[135] Volos[140][141]
Seasonal charter: Belgrade,[142] Bucharest–Otopeni,[139] Cluj-Napoca,[139] Iași,[139] Lisbon,[143] Košice,[139] Oradea,[139] Pardubice,[139] Sibiu,[139] Suceava,[139] Târgu Mureș,[139] Timisoara,[139] Weeze[144]
SkyUp Seasonal: Chișinău,[145] Katowice[146]
Smartwings Seasonal: Bratislava,[147] Brno,[148] Košice,[149] Ostrava,[148] Prague[150]
Seasonal charter: České Budějovice,[151] Debrecen (begins 11 June 2026),[152] Karlovy Vary,[153]
Sundair Seasonal: Bremen[154]
Sundor Seasonal: Tel Aviv[155]
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva[156]
Transavia Amsterdam[157]
Seasonal: Brussels,[158] Eindhoven,[159] Marseille,[160] Nantes,[161] Paris–Orly,[162] Rotterdam/The Hague[163]
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham,[164]Bournemouth,[165] Bristol,[166] Cardiff,[167] East Midlands,[168] Exeter,[169] London–Gatwick,[170] London–Stansted,[171] Manchester,[172] Newcastle upon Tyne,[173] Norwich[174]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Antwerp,[175] Brussels,[176] Ostend/Bruges[177]
TUI fly Deutschland Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[178] Frankfurt,[178] Hannover,[178] Munich,[178] Stuttgart[178]
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam,[179] Eindhoven,[180] Rotterdam/The Hague[180]
Volotea Seasonal: Bordeaux,[181] Brest,[182] Lille,[183] Lyon,[184] Marseille,[185] Nantes,[186] Naples,[187] Palermo,[188] Strasbourg,[189] Toulouse,[190] Verona[191]
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona[192]
Wizz Air Seasonal: Cluj-Napoca,[193] Sofia, Tel Aviv[194]

Statistics

Traffic figures

PassengersYear3,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,0007,000,0008,000,0009,000,00019901995200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

Historical annual traffic statistics[195][196][197]

Year Flights Passengers Passengers change (%)
2001 39,290 5,046,726 Decrease 2.0
2002 36,664 4,791,729 Decrease 5.1
2003 39,523 4,833,507 Increase 0.9
2004 38,170 4,712,508 Decrease 2.5
2005 38,266 4,932,911 Increase 4.7
2006 43,740 5,345,652 Increase 8.4
2007 46,012 5,438,369 Increase 1.7
2008 45,280 5,437,068 Decrease 0.02
2009 44,842 5,052,840 Decrease 7.1
2010 42,396 4,907,337 Decrease 2.9
2011 44,520 5,292,687 Increase 7.9
2012 40,856 5,076,329 Decrease 4.6
2013 43,544 5,792,429 Increase 14.7
2014 43,637 6,024,958 Increase 5.2
2015 43,970 6,057,355 Increase 0.5
2016 47,804 6,742,746 Increase 11.3
2017 51,114 7,336,783 Increase 8.8
2018 55,680 8,098,465 Increase 10.4
2019 52,294 7,933,558 Decrease 2.0
2020 20,876 2,398,264 Decrease 69.8
2021 38,628 5,046,236 Increase 112.2
2022 55,549 8,099,255 Increase 60.5
2023 57,473 8,723,031 Increase 7.7
2024 62,723 9,384,233 Increase 7.6
2025 66,996 10,033,151 Increase 6.9

Other facilities

The airline Bluebird Airways has its head office at the airport.[198] Sky Express maintains a lounge at the airport.[199]

See also

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