Chania International Airport
| Chania International Airport, "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης |
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IATA: CHQ – ICAO: LGSA
 CHQ
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public/military | ||
| Location | Chania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 490 ft / 149 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°31′54.29″N 24°08′58.84″E / 35.5317472°N 24.1496778°ECoordinates: 35°31′54.29″N 24°08′58.84″E / 35.5317472°N 24.1496778°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 10,982 | 3,347 | Asphalt |
Chania International Airport, "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" (IATA: CHQ, ICAO: LGSA) is an international airport located near Souda Bay on the Akrotiri Peninsula of the Greek island of Crete, serving the city of Chania, 14 km away. Moreover, it is a gateway to western crete for an increasing amount of tourists. The airport is named after Ioannis Daskalogiannis, a Cretan rebel against Ottoman rule in the 18th century and is a joint civil - military airport.
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[edit] History
The focus on civil aviation for the West of Crete has not always been on the current location. It was the airport of Maleme that served civil flights up to 1959, and dating back to the end of Second World War.
Maleme (Military) Airport was constructed by the British Military, shortly before the Second World War. When the war was over, the facility was used as the main public airport of Chania.
In 1959 this activity was transferred to the military airport of Souda. 1967 saw the construction of the first passenger terminal and parking space for two aircraft. In 1974 the airport also began to serve international flights. Because of insufficient capacity, ther was the need for a new terminal building. Eventually, in 1996, the new terminal was ready, measuring a surface area of 14,650 m2, with 6 aircraft stands in front. It has a design capacity of 1.35 million passengers per year. In 2000, it was officially named Ioannis Daskalogiannis.
Today, the airport hosts domestic flights to Athens and Thessaloniki, operated by Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines. During the summer season there are many charter flights from all over Europe. The airport is also intensively used by the Hellenic Air Force. [1][2][3]
Annual passenger throughput - 10 year history[4]
| Year | Flights | Passengers |
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| 2001 | 12,931 | 1,428,982 |
| 2002 | 11,826 | 1,384,579 |
| 2003 | 13,974 | 1,479,653 |
| 2004 | 13,214 | 1,446,377 |
| 2005 | 13,060 | 1,512,769 |
| 2006 | 14,760 | 1,760,959 |
| 2007 | 15,430 | 1,882,834 |
| 2008 | 15,206 | 1,866,581 |
| 2009 | 16,014 | 1,795,466 |
| 2010 | 13,852 | 1,654,864 |
[edit] Transportation
The airport can be easily reached by car via the main road network. The city of Chania is about 20 minutes drive away.
Other than by car, the facility is linked by airport buses to the city of Chania, from where transfer to other buses is possible. The airport buses depart 7 times daily. Journey time is about half an hour.
Passengers can also take a taxi to any destination acros the island. The taxi stand is located just outside the terminal. Taxis operate as long as flights depart and arrive at the airport.[3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
Chania Airport is served by the following scheduled airlines:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | Athens, Thessaloniki Seasonal: Larnaca Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion[5] |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 6 June], Berlin-Tegel [ends 30 May], Nuremberg |
| Air Finland | Seasonal: Helsinki |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal: Thessaloniki |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Lauda Air | Seasonal: Graz, Linz, Vienna |
| Azerbaijan Airlines | Seasonal: Baku |
| Cimber Sterling | Seasonal: Copenhagen [ends 27 October] |
| Condor | Seasonal: Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 6 June], Berlin-Schönefeld [ends 30 May], Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich |
| EasyJet | Seasonal: London-Gatwick |
| Jet Time | Seasonal charter: Aalborg, Aarhus, Billund, Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen[6] |
| Jetairfly | Seasonal: Brussels |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Monarch Airlines | Seasonal: Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Niki | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Bergen, Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo-Gardermoen, Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda Seasonal charter: Bergen[7], Bodø, Stavanger, Tromsø, Trondheim |
| Novair | Seasonal charter: Oslo-Gardermoen[8] |
| Olympic Air | Athens, Thessaloniki |
| Orbest Orizonia Airlines | Seasonal charter: Oslo-Rygge[9], Stavanger[10], Trondheim |
| Primera Air | Seasonal charter: Oslo-Gardermoen[11] |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Bologna [begins 26 March], Brussels-Charleroi [begins 29 March], Budapest [begins 28 March], East Midlands [begins 30 March], Frankfurt-Hahn, Glasgow-Prestwick [begins 27 March], Leeds/Bradford [begins 31 March], London-Stansted [begins 27 March], Milan-Orio al Serio, Oslo-Rygge [begins 27 March], Paphos [begins 4 April], Pisa [begins 28 March], Rome-Ciampino [begins 31 March], Stockholm-Skavsta [begins 27 March], Wrocław [begins 30 March] |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Aalborg, Bergen[12], Bodø, Copenhagen, Haugesund, Oslo-Gardermoen[13], Stavanger, Tromsø, Trondheim |
| SmartWings | Seasonal: Ostrava, Prague |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Seasonal charter: Bergen[14], Oslo-Gardermoen[15], Stavanger, Trondheim |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Transavia.com | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Transavia.com France | Seasonal: Paris-Orly |
| TUIfly Nordic | Seasonal charter: Billund, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Malmo, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Skavsta |
Other airlines operate charter flights to the airport too, including:
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-west/EN-Maleme-airport-history.html History of Maleme
- ^ http://www.alxd.gr/AirportGuide/chania/chaniaE.html Greek Airports Guide
- ^ a b http://www.chania-airport.com Chania Airport website
- ^ http://www.hcaa.gr/up/files/stat_KAXN_2010_eng.xls Statistical data from the HCAA
- ^ "Ben Gurion Scheduled Flights". Israel Airports Authority. http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Airports/BenGurion/InformationforTravelers/ScheduleFlights.htm. Retrieved 26 April.
- ^ "Flight Timetables - Oslo Airport". http://www.osl.no/en/osl/flighttimetables. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.avinor.no/en/airport/bergen/timetables
- ^ "Flight Timetables - Oslo Airport". http://www.osl.no/en/osl/flighttimetables. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.en.ryg.no/destinations
- ^ http://www.avinor.no/en/airport/stavanger/timetables
- ^ "Flight Timetables - Oslo Airport". http://www.osl.no/en/osl/flighttimetables. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.avinor.no/en/airport/bergen/timetables
- ^ "Flight Timetables - Oslo Airport". http://www.osl.no/en/osl/flighttimetables. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.avinor.no/en/airport/bergen/timetables
- ^ "Flight Timetables - Oslo Airport". http://www.osl.no/en/osl/flighttimetables. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
[edit] External links
- Airport website (in English and Greek)
- HCAA website
- Greek Airport Guide
- Airport information for LGSA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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