LGIR · HER
Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport
Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR / HER) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Heraklion, Crete. The field lies at 115 ft (35 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 8,904 ft (2,714 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base (LGTL), 11 nm SE.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from HER in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 115 ft (35 m)
- Coordinates
- 35.3397, 25.1803
- Serving
- Heraklion
- Region
- Crete
- Time zone
- Europe/Athens
Runways2 · longest 8,904 ft
Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 8,904 ft2,714 m | 148 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 12/30 | 5,138 ft1,566 m | 164 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- LGTL(*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base · 11 nm SE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 1
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.