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AQJ to HER: distance & flight time
Aqaba (Aqaba King Hussein International Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
696 mi
1,120 km · 605 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
696 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- AQJ — Aqaba King Hussein International Airport · Aqaba, Jordan
- 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 AQJ
- ETH · Eilat Airport5 mi away
- ETM · Ramon Airport8 mi away
- TCP · Taba International Airport15 mi away
- VDA · Ovda International Airport23 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 AQJ from HER?
The flight distance from Aqaba (AQJ) to Heraklion (HER) is 696 miles (1,120 km, 605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AQJ to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m 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 AQJ to HER?
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