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Chania (Crete) (CHQ)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 2 |
| Country: |
Greece (GR) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
35°31'54"N / 24°8'58"E |
| Alternative spelling: |
Chania |
| Service telephone: |
+30 28210-66100 |
Access to public transport: |
From Chania take the main road to the Akrotiri peninsula and then follow the signs to the airport. |
| Address: |
Chania Airport- Ioannis Daskalogiannis, 73100 Chania, Crete, Greece |
Passengers: |
0 |
| Operating Company: |
Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
Take-off and landing: |
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| Parking spaces: |
Yes; paid short and long-term parking |
Stations: |
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| Altitude of runway: |
150 m |
Length of runway: |
3600 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Heraklion (92 km)
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Operating airlines:
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Sterling European, Olympic Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Condor, FlyNordic, Luxair, XL Airways Germany
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Alternative airports:
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Heraklion (HER) 96 km, Kithira (KIT) 131 km, Milos (MLO) 133 km, Thira-Santorini (JTR) 154 km, Sitia (JSH) 181 km, Paros (PAS) 187 km |
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Description:
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Chania International Airport is an important airport in Greece and the second most important airport in Crete, which after Cyprus is the second largest island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Presently about 25% of Cretan destinations are handled at Chania Airport which is in the Bay of Souda. The airport which is more significant for tourism is Heraklion Airport, about 70 miles further east. From Sitia airport in the far east of the island only domestic Greek destinations are operated by Olympic Airways. The airport is administered by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, which is also responsible for monitoring Greek aerospace.
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Location:
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The airport is 10 miles east of Chania city centre, on the northern peninsular Akrotiri. Passengers arriving by car please take the main road 90/E75 towards Chania and shortly before reaching town head north onto the Akrotiri peninsular on the main road towards Chordaki, the airport is then signposted.
By bus take the airport bus operated by Olympic Airways from Chania or enquire in the holiday resort regarding other bus services. The local scheduled bus operated by K.T.E.L. also provides services from many towns towards Chania.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Regular scheduled flights from Chania are currently operated by Aegean Airlines to Athens, Olympic Airlines to Athens and Thessaloniki as well as seasonal charter and scheduled flights between the months of April and October such as Air Italy Polska to Katowice and Warsaw, Condor to Berlin-Schönefeld, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart; Finnair to Helsinki; Novair to Stockholm-Arlanda; Smart Wings to Prague; Sterling Airlines to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm, Transavia to Amsterdam and the English airlines First Choice Airways and Thomsonfly to London-Gatwick and Manchester.
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