| Chania International Airport, "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης |
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| IATA: CHQ – ICAO: LGSA
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| Airport type | Public/military | ||
| Location | Chania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 490 ft / 149 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 11/29 | 10,982 | 3,347 | Asphalt |
Chania International Airport, "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" (IATA: CHQ, ICAO: LGSA) is an international airport located near Souda Bay on the Akrotiri Peninsula of the Greek island of Crete, serving the city of Chania, 14 km away. Moreover, it is a gateway to western crete for an increasing amount of tourists. The airport is named after Ioannis Daskalogiannis, a Cretan rebel against Ottoman rule in the 18th century and is a joint civil - military airport.
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The focus on civil aviation for the West of Crete has not always been on the current location. It was the airport of Maleme that served civil flights up to 1959, and dating back to the end of Second World War.
Maleme (Military) Airport was constructed by the British Military, shortly before the Second World War. When the war was over, the facility was used as the main public airport of Chania.
In 1959 this activity was transferred to the military airport of Souda. 1967 saw the construction of the first passenger terminal and parking space for two aircraft. In 1974 the airport also began to serve international flights. Because of insufficient capacity, ther was the need for a new terminal building. Eventually, in 1996, the new terminal was ready, measuring a surface area of 14,650 m2, with 6 aircraft stands in front. It has a design capacity of 1.35 million passengers per year. In 2000, it was officially named Ioannis Daskalogiannis.
Today, the airport hosts domestic flights to Athens and Thessaloniki, operated by Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines. During the summer season there are many charter flights from all over Europe. The airport is also intensively used by the Hellenic Air Force. [1][2][3]
Annual passenger throughput - 10 year history[4]
| Year | Flights | Passengers |
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| 2001 | 12,931 | 1,428,982 |
| 2002 | 11,826 | 1,384,579 |
| 2003 | 13,974 | 1,479,653 |
| 2004 | 13,214 | 1,446,377 |
| 2005 | 13,060 | 1,512,769 |
| 2006 | 14,760 | 1,760,959 |
| 2007 | 15,430 | 1,882,834 |
| 2008 | 15,206 | 1,866,581 |
| 2009 | 16,014 | 1,795,466 |
| 2010 | 13,852 | 1,654,864 |
The airport can be easily reached by car via the main road network. The city of Chania is an about 20 minutes drive away.
Other than by car, the facility is linked by airport busses to the city of Chania, from where transfer to other buses is possible. The airport busses depart 7 times daily. Journey time is about half an hour.
Passengers can also take a taxi to any destination acros the island. The taxi stand is located just outside the terminal. Taxi's operate as long as flights depart and arrive at the airport.[3]
Chania Airport is served by the following scheduled airlines:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | Athens, Larnaca, Thessaloniki Seasonal: Tel Aviv |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Nürnberg |
| Air Finland | Seasonal: Helsinki |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Lauda Air[5] | Seasonal: Graz, Linz, Vienna |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal: Thessaloniki |
| Azerbaijan Airlines | Baku |
| Belle Air | Tirana |
| Blue Air | Larnaca |
| Condor | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich |
| EasyJet | Seasonal: London-Gatwick |
| Fly Hellas | Seasonal: Bristol, Frankfurt, Izmir, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Jetairfly | Seasonal: Brussels |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Bergen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Olympic Air | Athens, Thessaloniki |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Brussels-Charleroi [begins 29 March], East Midlands [begins 30 March], Glasgow-Prestwick [begins 27 March], Frankfurt-Hahn, Leeds/Bradford [begins 31 March], London-Stansted [begins 27 March], Milan-Bergamo, Oslo-Rygge [begins 27 March], Pisa [begins 28 March], Wrocław [begins 30 March] |
| Smart Wings | Seasonal: Prague, Bratislava, Kosice |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Transaero Airlines | Moscow-Vnukovo |
| Transavia | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| TUIfly Nordic | Seasonal: Billund, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Malmo, Oslo, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Skavsta |
Additionally, several airlines operate charter flights to the airport, including: