HER

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport

Heraklion, Greece

Opened1939ICAOLGIRElev115 ft
The Verdict
55/100The definition of 'meh'

Infrastructure is the weak link. At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #123 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2001–2026
Operational30%
55Middling
Sentiment25%
42Struggling
Infrastructure15%
39Room for improvement
Sent. Velocity15%
72Actually decent
Connectivity15%
74Above average

What People Think

HER is the human-sized equivalent of an elevator — you're in it, you wait, you leave.

3.3Avg Rating / 10
1,320
ReviewsGoogle 1310Skytrax 10
14%Positive
2.7on Google Maps (1,310 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (20252026)+4.39 over 2 years
Then: 2.4/5 (730 reviews)Now: 6.8/5 (372 reviews)
Positive14%
Neutral27%
Negative60%
Queuing
2.1
Cleanliness
1.5
Staff
2.0
Food & Bev
1.5
Wifi
2.6
Wayfinding
2.0
Transport
2.9
Shopping

The Numbers

10.0MPassengers (2025)
+6.9%YoY Growth

Record year! 10.0M passengers in 2025, up 26% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 318% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available
Heraklion International Airport Nikos Kazantzakis
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 64,238 flights
22.0%Flights Delayed14,118 of 64,238 flights
4.2minAvg Delay

Not the worst, but you'd still want to keep an eye on your gate screen.

-4.9pp vs prior year-0.4min vs prior year
Delay Causes (ATFM)
98%
Airport-CausedThe airport itself is the primary reason for delays. Not weather. Not ATC. Them.
Weather1%
Carrier0%
ATC1%
Airport98%

Where You Can Escape To

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122 routes · 3 regions
Europe10
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
Nuremberg Airport (NUE)
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS)
Eindhoven Airport (EIN)
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)
Linate Airport (LIN)

The Runway Report

3 Runways
09/278,904ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted
12/305,138ft × 164ft · ASP
18/362,559ft × 131ft · ASP · CLOSED

The Backstory

1939
Opened
Awards

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