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Delve into Heraklion Airport Terminal
Heraklion Airport Terminal in Nomós Irakleíou (Crete) is located in Greece about 200 mi (or 321 km) south-east of Athens, the country's capital town.
Current time in Heraklion Airport Terminal is now 01:43 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Heraklion Airport Terminal, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Greece is Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport in a distance of 0 mi (or 1 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Irakleion, Gournes, Gazi, Kastelli and Agioi Deka. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
GDM Megaron Luxury Hotel
Aquila Atlantis Hotel
Galaxy Iraklio
Capsis Astoria Hotel
Lato Boutique-Hotel
Semiramis Village
Happy Cretan Suites
Olive Green Hotel
Nymphes Luxury Apartments
Panorama
Videos from this area
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Heraklion LGIR Cockpit view landing rwy 27
GREECE, Heraklion HER / LGIR A321 hand flying straight in rwy 27 and taxi to T4.
Spotting trip to Heraklion International Airport (LGIR) Part 1
Visit to the Heraklion International Airport (HER/LGIR) in Crete on 15/8/2010. Producer: Vasilis Kranitsas.
Take off from heraklion airport in crete with easyjet
Take off from heraklion airport Nikos Kazantzakis in crete with easyjet to london.
29/07/2012 - Heraklion - lądowanie na lotnisku.
Lądowanie na lotnisku w Heraklionie samolotem portugalskich linii Sprint Air 29 lipca 2012 roku.
FSX: landing at Heraklion airport
A Boeing 747 is landing at Heraklion airport... Heraklion or Iraklion (Greek: Ηράκλειον) is the capital of the Greek island of Crete...
Heraklion LGIR Cockpit view landing night visual 27
GREECE, Heraklion HER / LGIR Cockpit view landing A320 manual flying a night visual approach on rwy 27.
Landing in Heraklion - two points of view
Flight from Warsaw to Heraklion (EPWA-LGIR) Boeing 737-400 Lot Charters SP-LLK September 2011.
Aegean A320 takes off from Heraklion
Aegean Airlines Airbus A320 takes off from Heraklion international airport, Nikos Kazantzakis, early in the morning heading to Athens.
Landing at Heraklion Airport
Landing at Heraklion in Crete Aug 2009 - Look out for the water if you havn't done it before !!
Rental Center Crete & Just Rentals in Heraklion tv advertisement, Get a Car hire in Heraklion
crete car hire heraklion, crete car hire chania, this is the 2nd webTV commercial from JustRentals.gr and Rental-Center-Crete.com. Justrentals & Rental-Center are here to promise a trouble-free...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Knossos
Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and considered as Europe's oldest city . The name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The identification of Knossos with the Bronze Age site is supported by tradition and by the Roman coins that were scattered over the fields surrounding the pre-excavation site, then a large mound named Kephala Hill, elevation 85 m from current sea level.
Siege of Candia
The Siege of Candia was a military conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled city and were ultimately victorious. Lasting from 1648 to 1669, it was the longest siege in history.
Heraklion International Airport
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 east of the main city center 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.
Amnisos
Amnisos, also Amnissos and Amnisus, is a bronze-aged settlement on the north shore of Crete and was used as a port to the palace city of Knossos. It appears in Greek literature and mythology from the earliest times, but its origin is far earlier, in prehistory. The historic settlement belonged to a civilization now called Minoan. Excavation at Amnisos in 1932 uncovered a villa that included the "House of the Lilies", which was named for the lily theme that was depicted in a wall fresco.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one the greatest museums in Greece and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains the most notable and complete collection of artifacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete.
Museum of the Battle of Crete
The Municipal Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance is a historical museum in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Koules Fortress
The Koules is an isolated Venetian-era fortress at the entrance to the Old Port of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. It was known to the Venetians by its Italian name "Rocca al Mare".
Knossos (modern history)
Knossos, refers to the main Bronze Age archaeological site at Heraklion, a modern port city on the north central coast of Crete. The site was excavated and the palace complex found there partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century. The palace complex is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. It was undoubtedly the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture.