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GPA to HER: distance & flight time
Patras (Araxos Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
284 mi
458 km · 247 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
284 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- GPA — Araxos Airport · Patras, Greece
- 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 GPA
- PYR · Andravida Air Base17 mi away
- AGQ · Agrinion Air Base31 mi away
- ZTH · Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos"40 mi away
- EFL · Kefallinia Airport50 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 GPA from HER?
The flight distance from Patras (GPA) to Heraklion (HER) is 284 miles (458 km, 247 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GPA to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 GPA to HER?
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