Heraklion (HER) – Thessaloniki (SKG)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
607 km
377 mi · 328 nm
Flight time
1 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
76 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (45 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
299,024
2024 · +6.8%
Flights / week
37
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
356,561 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

Great circle from HER to SKGHERSKG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from HER
342°
Heading from SKG
161°
Halfway point
37.94, 24.11
Great-circle km
608 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 32,604 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug32.6KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202419,493
Feb 202415,909
Mar 202422,471
Apr 202425,278
May 202426,597
Jun 202424,770
Jul 202430,065
Aug 202432,604
Sep 202428,745
Oct 202425,451
Nov 202423,142
Dec 202424,499
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 194 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug194SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024136
Feb 202498
Mar 2024146
Apr 2024167
May 2024177
Jun 2024174
Jul 2024184
Aug 2024194
Sep 2024180
Oct 2024166
Nov 2024148
Dec 2024158

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 608 km.

HER Heraklion → SKG Thessaloniki

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SKG Thessaloniki → HER Heraklion

EU261€250 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.

More routes from HER

Route Distance Passengers / year
HER → ATH309 km 1,452,941
HER → DUS2,304 km 341,826
HER → LGW2,683 km 323,738
HER → MUC1,818 km 298,265
HER → FRA2,116 km 296,666
HER → AMS2,483 km 258,472
HER → TLV972 km 231,200
HER → MAN2,933 km 226,679
HER → ZRH1,928 km 215,653
HER → ORY2,389 km 213,659

More routes from SKG

Route Distance Passengers / year
SKG → ATH299 km 1,649,094
SKG → LCA1,128 km 285,913
SKG → MUC1,243 km 265,266
SKG → FRA1,543 km 229,477
SKG → DUS1,729 km 229,360
SKG → VIE985 km 215,476
SKG → STR1,416 km 209,387
SKG → BER1,501 km 193,735
SKG → LGW2,138 km 188,798
SKG → PFO1,057 km 157,298

Questions

Heraklion (HER) and Thessaloniki (SKG) are 607 km (377 miles, 328 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.