Heraklion (HER) – London (LGW)
- Distance
- 2,683 km
- 1,667 mi · 1,449 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 337 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (199 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 323,738
- 2024 · +12.5%
- Flights / week
- 35
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 90%
- 358,915 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_el), reported by the airport in Greece, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from HER
- 319°
- Heading from LGW
- 121°
- Halfway point
- 43.95, 14.17
- Great-circle km
- 2,680 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- London is 2 h behind Heraklion
The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,680 km.
HER Heraklion → LGW London
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers UK or EU airlines only.
LGW London → HER Heraklion
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
UK261£350 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.
Every airport pair between Heraklion and London
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