Heraklion Airport Informational Guide to Heraklion International Airport Nikos Kazantzakis - HER - Non Official

Heraklion Airport Terminal

Heraklion Airport is the main international gateway to the island of Crete and the second largest airport in Greece.

It serves international flights and domestic services to the popular Hellenic destinations of Athens, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, Paros and Rhodes. 

New airport project

Given the current congestion of the airport, in 2019 is set to begin the construction of the new Heraklion Airport Kasteli which will be located 40 km from Heraklion in order to replace the existing airport. 

The terminal is going to have 5 levels and a total surface of 72,000 square meters.

Levels

Heraklion Airport has a single level passenger terminal, divided into the Domestic Arrivals Hall in the eastern part of the airport, the Domestic Departures Hall nearby the Domestic Arrivals and at the central and western part of the airport the Extra Schengen Departures and the Intra Schengen Departures Hall.

There are three passenger halls; one for the Intra Schengen Departures, another one for the Extra Schengen Departures, and the last one for the Domestic services.

Services

- Currency Exchange
- Left luggage
- Luggage wrapping
- Toilets
- Smoking allowed areas
- ATMs
- Parenting rooms
- Wheel-chair renting service
- Post office
- First aid station
- Pharmacy
- Lost & found
- Travel agencies
- Duty-free shops
- Information booth
- Free Wi-Fi connection
- Baggage storage
- Telephones
- Kiosk

See more Services here.

lounges

Filoxenia Lounge: Open from 07:00 am to 10:00 pm. Services: Snacks, Alcoholic drinks, Wi-Fi, Flight monitors, Newspapers, Magazines, TV, Telephones. Please note it is a non-smoking facility.

Goldair Handling Lounge: Open from 07:00 am to 11:00 pm. Services: Snacks, Alcoholic drinks, Wi-Fi, Flight monitors, TV. Please note it is a non-smoking facility.

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