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HZP to HER: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
5,557 mi
8,944 km · 4,829 nm
11h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,557 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- 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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from HER?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Heraklion (HER) is 5,557 miles (8,944 km, 4,829 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 22m 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 HZP to HER?
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