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GFL to HER: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
4,986 mi
8,024 km · 4,333 nm
10h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,986 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 15m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, United States
- 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from HER?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Heraklion (HER) is 4,986 miles (8,024 km, 4,333 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 15m 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 time difference between Queensbury and Heraklion?
Heraklion is 7 hours ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to HER?
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