History of Heraklion Airport
The first landing in Heraklion Airport (HER) (In Greek: Αεροδρόμιο στο Ηράκλειο) took place in the summer of 1939, when a small Junkers-52 with a 14 people capacity landed with its first passengers.
The airport in Herakleion initially offered primitive services to its passengers. There were only 3 tents and storm lamps were used for the lights on the runway. In addition, fires from dry grass were lit to determine the direction of the wind. Today it has transformed in to an international airport and it is housed in new buildings since 1971. It is officially the second busiest airport in Greece and it is located only 4km away from the city center.
Heraklion Airport Departures and Arrivals Timetable
You can always book a taxi to any destination from our booking form
You can also print a map provided by the tourist organisation of Greece on the following link (Crete Map), or get a map of Heraklion (Heraklion city map).
Useful Information
Common Telephone Numbers for Crete
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Police |
100 |
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Tourist Police* |
171 |
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Fire Department |
199 |
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Fire Department for forest fire’s |
191 |
The Tourist police provides all kind of information and instructions that might be needed in the following languages; Greek, English, French and German, so as to deal directly with any arising problem.
Heraklion Airport contact numbers |
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| Lost and Found | 2810 397368 |
| Information Center | 2810 397136 |
Flight Counters |
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| Olympic Air | 2810 337203 |
| Aegean Airlines | 2810 330475 |