CHQ

Chania International Airport

Souda, Greece

ICAOLGSAElev490 ft

The Verdict

63/100Surprisingly not awful

At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #47 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2021–2026

Operational30%

62Solidly average

Sentiment25%

58Solidly average

Infrastructure15%

43Room for improvement

Sent. Velocity15%

100Suspiciously good

Connectivity15%

56Unremarkable

What People Think

Landing at CHQ feels less like arriving and more like being welcomed.

5.5Avg Rating / 10

895

ReviewsGoogle 890Skytrax 5

65%Positive

★ 4.0on Google Maps (890 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+2.71 over 2 years

Then: 6.1/5 (611 reviews)Now: 8.8/5 (282 reviews)

Positive65%

Neutral32%

Negative3%

Queuing

2.1

Cleanliness

2.2

Staff

2.2

Food & Bev

1.9

Wifi

2.6

Wayfinding

2.3

Transport

2.6

Shopping

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The Numbers

4.0MPassengers (2024)

—YoY Growth

26,502Aircraft Movements

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 28,360 flights

31.1%Flights Delayed8,809 of 28,360 flights

9.3minAvg Delay

The delay percentage here would make a Swiss train conductor weep.

-4.1pp vs prior year+0.0min vs prior year

Delay Causes (ATFM)

Weather0%

Carrier0%

ATC100%

Airport0%

Where You Can Escape To

Aegean Airlines·Focus City

Ryanair·Focus City

70 routes · 1 region

Europe10

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway

11/2910,982ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.