Heraklion airport: Heraklion Airport (HER)

Heraklion Airport

Heraklion Airport, located in Crete, is officially called “Nikos Kazantzakis” after the writer and philosopher that is known because of the story “Zorba the Greek”. The airport lies at the edge of Heraklion (Iraklio). Five million passengers use the airport every year. The terminal building is fairly small and therefore is extremely busy on peak days in the busy season. It is quite common that departing passengers must wait outside. There are often delays on flights to and from Heraklion Airport. A new airport is being built not far from the current airport, but it will still take years before the first flights depart and arrive.

The airport is also used by the Greek Air Force, therefore photography is officially prohibited.

Address

Heraklion Airport "N. Kazantzakis"
71408 Iraklio
Greece

Airport codes

IATA airport code: HER
ICAO airport code: LGIR

Contact

Contact

Address

Heraklion Airport "N. Kazantzakis"
71408 Iraklio
Greece

Telephone, fax, email

Telephone: +30(0)2810 397129/397136
Fax: +30(0)2810 245598
Email: kahktl@otenet.gr

Airport codes

IATA airport code: HER
ICAO airport code: LGIR

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