Chania International Airport

Chania International Airport
"Daskalogiannis"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων, "Δασκαλογιάννης"
Summary
Airport typePublic/military
OwnerHellenic Civil Aviation Authority
OperatorFraport Greece
ServesChania, Crete
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL149 m / 490 ft
Coordinates35°31′54″N 024°08′59″E / 35.53167°N 24.14972°E / 35.53167; 24.14972
Websitechq-airport.gr
Map
CHQ is located in Greece
CHQ
CHQ
Location in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,347 10,982 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers3,290,802
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 83.3%
Aircraft movements23,273
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 44.0%
Source: Fraport-Greece[1]

Chania International Airport "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 kilometres (8.7 mi) away. It is a gateway to western Crete for an increasing number of tourists. The airport is named after Daskalogiannis, a Cretan rebel against Ottoman rule in the 18th century and is a joint civil–military airport. It is the sixth busiest airport in Greece.

  1. ^ "CHANIA AIRPORT "IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS" - 2022 vs 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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