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AER to HER: distance & flight time
Sochi (Sochi International Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
965 mi
1,554 km · 839 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
965 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Near HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AER from HER?
The flight distance from Sochi (AER) to Heraklion (HER) is 965 miles (1,554 km, 839 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AER to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AER to HER?
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