Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
3 shared touchdowns. Each dot sits where it was measured: its distance from the threshold and its offset from the centerline.
Runway 12 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, night there now.
- Wind
- 180°13 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 21°C70°F, dew point 16°C
- Altimeter
- 1013hPa29.91 inHg
- Time now
- 02:44UTC
- Sunrise
- 04:42UTC
- Sunset
- 15:22UTC
Runway 12 is favoured: 7.6 kt of headwind with the wind from 180° at 13 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR LGIR 030220Z 18013KT 9999 FEW018 SCT020 21/16 Q1013 NOSIG
TAF LGIR 022300Z 0300/0324 19018KT 9999 SCT020 BKN080 PROB40 TEMPO 0300/0318 4000 RA FEW018TCU BKN020 BKN080 PROB30 TEMPO 0300/0306 4000 TSRA FEW018CB BKN020 BKN080 BECMG 0310/0312 SCT025 SCT080
Updated just now
Runways.
4 runway ends, the longest 2,714 m / 8,904 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 095° | 090° | 2,714 m / 8,904 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 477 m / 1565 ft |
| 12 | 126° | 121° | 1,566 m / 5,138 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 152 m / 499 ft |
| 27 | 275° | 270° | 2,714 m / 8,904 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 30 | 306° | 301° | 1,566 m / 5,138 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | None | None |
Landings here.
From the landings of pilots who made their profile public, and only the ones that count toward a grade.
The latest.
- AFenixA320 IAE SLRunway 27, 293 fpmPilot ZBS53S
- BFenixA320 CFM WFRunway 27, 334 fpmPilot XE5JKS
- BFenixA320 IAE WFRunway 27, 422 fpmPilot ZBS53S
The best here.
No pilot who opted in to the leaderboards has landed here yet.
For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- LGIR, HER
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Coordinates
- 35.339699, 25.1803
- Elevation
- 115 ft (35 m)
- Mag variation
- +3.14° E (per chart)
- Runways
- 4 ends, longest 2,714 m / 8,904 ft
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Approach
- IRAKLION APP
- 123.975
ATIS
- ATIS
- 127.550
Ground
- KAZANTZAKIS GND
- 121.700
Tower
- KAZANTZAKIS TWR
- 120.850
Other
- KAZANTZAKIS RDO
- 563.700
- IRAKLION DIRECTOR
- 118.025
- IRAKLION RADAR
- 123.975
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| HER | Iraklion | NDB | 431 kHz |
| RKL | Iraklion | TACAN | 108.30 MHz |
| IRA | Iraklion | VOR-DME | 108.80 MHz |
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