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Heraklion AirportIATA code HER

Heraklion Airport (HER/LGIR) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Heraklion, Greece in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

hcaa.gr/en/our-airports/kratikos-aerolimenas-hrakleioy-n-kazantzakhs(official website, opens in a new tab)View map(Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
Serves
Heraklion, Greece
Codes
HER · LGIR
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
Europe/Athens
Region
Europe
Airport record, updated 12 Jun 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Heraklion Airport (HER/LGIR) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Heraklion, Greece in Europe. Operating on Europe/Athens local time at coordinates 35.340°, 25.170°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Heraklion Airport (HER) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Heraklion, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Heraklion Airport details

Airport record · 12 Jun 2026
IATA code
HER
ICAO code
LGIR
City
Heraklion
Country
Greece
Region
Europe
Time zone
Europe/Athens
Coordinates
35.340°, 25.180°
From OurAirports
Official website
hcaa.gr/en/our-airports/kratikos-aerolimenas-hrakleioy-n-kazantzakhs (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Heraklion Airport’s own pages.

HER airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
1937
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Owner
Greece
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2022
8.09 million
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing ypa.gr (opens in a new tab)
Named after
Heraklion, Nikos Kazantzakis
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Sitia Airport JSH · 85 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at HER

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

2 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 09/27: 2,714 m, asphalt. OurAirports also lists 1 closed runway, not shown.

Runways at HER: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
09/272,714 m8,904 ft45 masphalt
12/301,566 m5,138 ft50 masphalt

Routes from HER

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from HER yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at HER

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names HER, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where HER is

Calculated

4.3 km east

Heraklion Airport lies 4.3 km east of Heraklion city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at HER

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Heraklion, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Heraklion Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:hcaa.gr/en/our-airports/kratikos-aerolimenas-hrakleioy-n-kazantzakhs (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Heraklion

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Heraklion Airport: common questions

Where is Heraklion Airport?

Heraklion Airport serves Heraklion, Greece. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 35.340°, 25.180°.

What are the airport codes for Heraklion Airport?

The IATA code is HER and the ICAO code is LGIR.

What time zone is HER in?

Heraklion Airport is in the Europe/Athens time zone.

What is the official website of Heraklion Airport?

The airport’s official website is hcaa.gr/en/our-airports/kratikos-aerolimenas-hrakleioy-n-kazantzakhs. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Heraklion Airport have?

OurAirports lists 2 open runways at HER: 09/27 (2,714 m (8,904 ft), asphalt); 12/30 (1,566 m (5,138 ft), asphalt).

When did Heraklion Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1937 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Heraklion Airport?

Wikidata records 8.09 million passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

Who owns Heraklion Airport?

Per Wikidata, HER is owned by Greece.

Which airlines have a hub at HER?

Wikidata lists HER as a hub of Aegean Airlines, Alexandair and Bluebird Airways.

How far is HER from Heraklion city centre?

Heraklion Airport is about 4.3 km east of Heraklion city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Heraklion Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)