Frankfurt (FRA) – Heraklion (HER)
- Distance
- 2,116 km
- 1,315 mi · 1,142 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 20 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 266 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (157 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 296,666
- 2024 · +4.7%
- Flights / week
- 35
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 91%
- 325,424 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from FRA
- 134°
- Heading from HER
- 326°
- Halfway point
- 42.99, 17.86
- Great-circle km
- 2,114 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Heraklion is 1 h ahead of Frankfurt
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,114 km.
FRA Frankfurt → HER Heraklion
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
HER Heraklion → FRA Frankfurt
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.