Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GLZ to CHQ: distance & flight time
Gilze-rijen (Gilze Rijen Air Base) → Chania (Chania International Airport)
1,458 mi
2,347 km · 1,267 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live GLZ→CHQ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,458 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GLZ — Gilze Rijen Air Base · Gilze-rijen, Netherlands
- CHQ — Chania International Airport · Chania, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near GLZ
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol52 mi away
- EIN · Eindhoven Airport21 mi away
- OBL · Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield22 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base27 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 GLZ from CHQ?
The flight distance from Gilze-rijen (GLZ) to Chania (CHQ) is 1,458 miles (2,347 km, 1,267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLZ to CHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 Gilze-rijen and Chania?
Chania is 1 hour ahead of Gilze-rijen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLZ to CHQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLZ–CHQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.