Heraklion International Airport

Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου "Νίκος Καζαντζάκης"
IATA: HER ICAO: LGIR
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Owner	Greek State
Serves	Heraklion
Location	Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Opened	March 1939 (1939-03)
Hub for	Bluebird Airways Sky Express
Focus city for	Aegean Airlines
Elevation AMSL	115 ft / 35 m
Coordinates	35°20′23″N 25°10′49″E / 35.33972°N 25.18028°E / 35.33972; 25.18028
Website	www.heraklion-airport.gr
Map
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 (2022)
Passengers 8,099,255 Passenger traffic change 60.5% Aircraft movements 55,549 Aircraft movements change 43.8%
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.