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IWK to HER: distance & flight time
Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
5,716 mi
9,199 km · 4,967 nm
11h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,716 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, Japan
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 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 IWK from HER?
The flight distance from Iwakuni (IWK) to Heraklion (HER) is 5,716 miles (9,199 km, 4,967 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IWK to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 cheapest way to fly from IWK to HER?
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