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ISL to HER: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
437 mi
703 km · 379 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
437 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ISL — Atatürk International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- 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 ISL
- IST · Istanbul Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport26 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport48 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport52 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 ISL from HER?
The flight distance from Istanbul (ISL) to Heraklion (HER) is 437 miles (703 km, 379 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ISL to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 ISL to HER?
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