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JIC to HER: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
4,136 mi
6,656 km · 3,594 nm
8h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,136 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 35m 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 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 JIC from HER?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to Heraklion (HER) is 4,136 miles (6,656 km, 3,594 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 35m 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 JIC to HER?
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