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HER to ALY: distance & flight time
Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport) → Alexandria (El Nouzha Airport)
398 mi
640 km · 346 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
398 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
- ALY — El Nouzha Airport · Alexandria, Egypt
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Near ALY
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport24 mi away
- DBB · El Alamein International Airport90 mi away
- CWE · Cairo West Airport93 mi away
- CAI · Cairo International Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HER from ALY?
The flight distance from Heraklion (HER) to Alexandria (ALY) is 398 miles (640 km, 346 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HER to ALY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 HER to ALY?
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