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INI to CHQ: distance & flight time
Nis (Nis Airport) → Chania (Chania International Airport)
553 mi
890 km · 481 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- INI — Nis Airport · Nis, Serbia
- CHQ — Chania International Airport · Chania, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near INI
- PRN · Priština International Airport67 mi away
- SOF · Sofia Airport90 mi away
- SKP · Skopje Alexander the Great Airport96 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport122 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 INI from CHQ?
The flight distance from Nis (INI) to Chania (CHQ) is 553 miles (890 km, 481 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INI to CHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 Nis and Chania?
Chania is 1 hour ahead of Nis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from INI to CHQ?
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