Heraklion International Airport
Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου "Νίκος Καζαντζάκης" | |||||||||||||||
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| File:HERair.jpg View of Heraklion Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Greek Government | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Heraklion | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Heraklion | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 128 ft / 39 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′09″N 25°10′25″E / 35.33583°N 25.17361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.hcaa-eleng.gr/irak.htm | ||||||||||||||
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Heraklion International Airport, "Nikos Kazantzakis" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου, "Νίκος Καζαντζάκης") or Nikos Kazantzàkis International Airport (IATA: HER, ICAO: LGIR) is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located about 5 km from the main city of Heraklion, near the municipality of Nea Alikarnassos. The airport is named after Heraklion native Nikos Kazantzakis, a Greek writer and philosopher. It is the country's second busiest airport after Athens International Airport.
History
The airport was opened in March 1939 and was served by the state owned line HEES with Ju-52 airplanes.
Area
Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is Crete's main and busiest airport, serving Heraklion (Ηράκλειο), Aghios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος), Malia (Mάλλια), Hersonissos (Χερσόνησος), Stalida (Σταλίδα), Elounda (Ελούντα) and other resorts.
There exists a plan to build a new airport at Kastelli Pediados.
Passenger Information
It is often requested by airlines that passengers do not take any photographs or video of the runway. This is because of a Hellenic Air Force base which operates at the airport.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | Athens, Thessaloniki Seasonal: Milan-Malpensa, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Aeroflot | Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig/Halle, Münster/Osnabrück, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Zürich |
| Air Italy Polska | Seasonal: Warsaw |
| Air Méditerranée | Bordeaux, Lyon, Nantes, Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Arkefly | Seasonal Charter: Amsterdam |
| Arkia Israel Airlines | Seasonal: Tel Aviv |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Lauda Air | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Blue Air | Seasonal: Bucharest-Baneasa |
| Condor | Seasonal: Berlin-Schönefeld, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Stuttgart |
| Cyprus Airways | Larnaca, Rhodes |
| EasyJet | Seasonal: Berlin-Schönefeld, Bristol, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Edelweiss Air | Geneva Seasonal: Zürich |
| Europe Airpost | Seasonal: Cork, Dublin [both begin 6 May] |
| FlyLal ChartersPolska | Seasonal: Warsaw |
| Germania | Berlin-Tegel, Hamburg, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Leipzig, Munich Seasonal: Stuttgart |
| Germanwings | Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart |
| Helvetic Airways | Seasonal: Berne |
| Iberworld | Barcelona, Madrid Seasonal: Toulouse |
| Israir Airlines | Seasonal Charter: Tel Aviv |
| ItAli Airlines | Pescara Seasonal: Brindisi |
| Jet2.com | East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford Seasonal: Manchester |
| Jetairfly | Brussels, Charleroi Seasonal: Ostend |
| Kavminvodyavia | Seasonal: Mineralnye Vody |
| Lauda Air | Seasonal: Vienna |
| LOT Charters | Warsaw, Krakow Seasonal: Katowice |
| Malév Hungarian Airlines | Seasonal: Budapest |
| Monarch Airlines | Birmingham, Dublin, London-Gatwick Seasonal: Manchester |
| Niki | Seasonal: Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna |
| NordStar | Moscow-Domodedovo Seasonal: Norilsk [3] |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Copenhagen Seasonal: Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Novair | Seasonal: Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Olympic Air | Athens, Rhodes, Thessaloniki |
| Rossiya | Seasonal: St Petersburg |
| Sun d'Or International Airlines | Seasonal Charter: Tel Aviv |
| Sky Express | Athens, Kos, Mykonos, Patras-Araxos, Rhodes, Samos Seasonal: Ikaria, Santorini, Tirana |
| Small Planet Airlines | Seasonal: Tallinn, Vilnius |
| Smart Wings | Seasonal: Prague |
| SmartLynx Airlines | Riga Seasonal: Tallinn |
| S7 Airlines | Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Belfast-International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick, Manchester Seasonal: Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Transaero Airlines | Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo |
| Transavia.com | Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen, Maastricht Seasonal: Rotterdam |
| Transavia.com France | Lyon, Nantes Seasonal: Paris-Orly |
| Travel Service | Seasonal: Prague, Bratislava, Košice |
| TUIfly | Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Zweibrücken |
| Ural Airlines | Seasonal: Yekaterinburg |
| Viking Airlines | Seasonal: Belfast-International, Berlin-Schoenefeld, Bremen, Bristol, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Laage, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Rome-Fiumicino, Tel Aviv, Zurich |
| Viking Hellas | Seasonal: Baku, Krakow, Rzeszow, Wroclaw |
| Wizz Air | Budapest Seasonal: Katowice |
| XL Airways France | Lyon Seasonal: Marseille |
| XL Airways Germany | Basel, Bremen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Leipzig Seasonal: Weeze |
References
- ^ "Air data". Hellenic Civilian Aviation Authority. www.hcaa-eleng.gr. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Statistical data of Iraklion airport "N. Kazantzakis" for the period 1990-2007". Hellenic Civilian Aviation Authority. www.hcaa.gr. Retrieved 2008-12-06. [dead link]
- ^ http://www.airpics.net/photo/VQ-BDO-Boeing-737-800-NordStar-Airlines/12809/L
External links
- Greek Airports: Heraklion International Airport, "N. Kazantzakis"
- Greek Airport Guide: Iraklio Airport, "N. Kazantzakis"
- Photos & Info about Heraklion airport
- Template:WAD
- LGIR current wind
- Heraklion airport history