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CHQ — Chania International Airport

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Large airport in Chania, Greece.
IATA code
CHQ
ICAO code
LGSA
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
4,148,103
2025 · +5.0% on the year before
Nonstop routes
50
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+2 / UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Elevation
149 m
489 ft
Runways
1
Longest 3,347 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 221,661 passengers, +10.7% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About CHQ

Chania International Airport is a large airport serving Chania, Greece. It is run by Fraport. 4,148,103 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 50 nonstop routes from CHQ.

Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CHQ

Route Distance Passengers / year
CHQ → ATH268 km 818,996
CHQ → CPH2,399 km 198,383
CHQ → HEL2,757 km 195,504
CHQ → LGW2,605 km 162,078
CHQ → ARN2,719 km 138,949
CHQ → OSL2,898 km 127,667
CHQ → SKG563 km 121,842
CHQ → MAN2,858 km 94,642
CHQ → BLL2,520 km 92,269
CHQ → WAW1,865 km 68,521
CHQ → VIE1,531 km 65,674
CHQ → GOT2,614 km 65,219
CHQ → PFO765 km 63,940
CHQ → STN2,626 km 62,439
CHQ → ORY2,308 km 60,044
CHQ → MUC1,750 km 58,183
CHQ → FRA2,046 km 57,947
CHQ → DUS2,235 km 56,907
CHQ → BER2,051 km 56,464
CHQ → BUD1,382 km 54,375
CHQ → KTW1,710 km 52,436
CHQ → BRU2,324 km 51,407
CHQ → POZ1,964 km 50,746
CHQ → HAM2,295 km 47,310
CHQ → AMS2,413 km 44,887
CHQ → KRK1,654 km 44,336
CHQ → LHR2,641 km 44,013
CHQ → WRO1,826 km 42,462
CHQ → OTP1,017 km 40,258
CHQ → BHX2,774 km 39,103
CHQ → LTN2,660 km 36,223
CHQ → TLV1,068 km 35,396
CHQ → AAL2,626 km 32,752
CHQ → MLA875 km 29,259
CHQ → NRN2,290 km 28,592
CHQ → NCL2,935 km 28,488
CHQ → TRD3,235 km 28,386
CHQ → BGY1,657 km 27,223
CHQ → PRG1,806 km 26,108
CHQ → SVG2,928 km 25,633

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code Airport Distance
HERHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport96 km
KITKithira Airport131 km
MLOMilos Airport133 km

Distance from CHQ to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
CHQ → LHR2,641 km 44,013
CHQ → DXB3,193 km —
CHQ → CDG2,312 km —
CHQ → FRA2,046 km 57,947
CHQ → IST752 km —
CHQ → AMS2,413 km 44,887
CHQ → JFK8,130 km —
CHQ → ATL9,351 km —
CHQ → LAX11,388 km —
CHQ → SIN9,006 km —
CHQ → HND9,701 km —
CHQ → DOH2,860 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11/293,347 m 45 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Souda, Crete, Greece · 35.5312, 24.1507

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Questions

Chania International Airport has the IATA code CHQ and the ICAO code LGSA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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