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EIY to CHQ: distance & flight time
Eyn-yahav (Ein Yahav Airfield) → Chania (Chania International Airport)
724 mi
1,165 km · 629 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m 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
- EIY — Ein Yahav Airfield · Eyn-yahav, Israel
- CHQ — Chania International Airport · Chania, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EIY
- MIP · Ramon Air Base34 mi away
- VTM · Nevatim Air Base42 mi away
- MTZ · Bar Yehuda Airfield50 mi away
- VDA · Ovda International Airport50 mi away
Near CHQ
- HER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport60 mi away
- KIT · Kithira Airport82 mi away
- MLO · Milos Airport83 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EIY from CHQ?
The flight distance from Eyn-yahav (EIY) to Chania (CHQ) is 724 miles (1,165 km, 629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EIY to CHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 EIY to CHQ?
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