AirportsChania International Airport is a large airport serving Souda, in Crete, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHQ
- ICAO code
- LGSA
- City
- Souda
- State or region
- Crete
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.5312° N, 24.1507° E
- Elevation
- 149 m (490 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,347 m (10,982 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHQ means Chania International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGSA. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.5312° N, 24.1507° E. It stands 149 metres (490 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Irákleion, about 93 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Athens, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chania International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,347 metres (10,982 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,347 m 10,982 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportHeraklion | HER | 96 km |
| Kithira AirportKithira Island | KIT | 131 km |
| Milos AirportMilos Island | MLO | 133 km |
| Santorini International AirportSantorini Island | JTR | 154 km |
| Sitia AirportCrete Island | JSH | 180 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,991 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,090 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,189 km | 4 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,638 km | 3 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,111 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,366 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,002 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,680 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,231 km | 18 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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