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Chania International Airport in Crete Island

Chania
Airport Crete
Chania Airport has the
airport code of CHQ and is officially known as the
“Ioannis Daskalogiannis” International Airport.
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The Airport got its name in honour of the 18th-century Cretan
renowned rebel against the
Ottoman Empire.
Chania Airport is on the
Akrotiri (or Souda) peninsula, about 20 minutes’ drive
(14 kilometres) from Chania.
From April to early
November there are also many direct charter flights to
Chania Airport from Britain, Germany, Scandinavia and
other European countries.
Chania airport is
especially popular with Americans visiting relatives
stationed at the Souda Bay NATO base nearby.
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Approximately 2,500,000
passengers use Chania Airport each year.
This passenger traffic
means that the infrastructure needs to be improved
further.
It should be noted that
the airport can serve 1,100 passengers per hour, while
actual traffic in July and August reaches 2,500
passengers per hour.
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