LGIR is the ICAO code for Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (IATA HER), located in Heraklion, M, Greece.
Heraklion International Airport (LGIR) sits 3 miles east of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The single 8,793 ft runway handles every current business jet. Field elevation 115 ft, no density-altitude concerns. Heraklion is Crete's capital + the structural gateway to the Elounda luxury corridor (Domes of Elounda, Blue Palace, Daios Cove). Heavy UK + European summer charter flow. Ground time to Elounda is 90 minutes; downtown Heraklion is 10.
Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" 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, Malia (Mάλλια), Hersonissos (Χερσόνησος), Stalida (Σταλίδα), Sisi (Σίσι) Elounda (Ελούντα) and other resorts.
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