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NKT to HER: distance & flight time
Cizre (Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
948 mi
1,526 km · 824 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
948 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- NKT — Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport · Cizre, 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 NKT
- SXZ · Siirt Airport44 mi away
- KAC · Kamishly Airport53 mi away
- BAL · Batman Airport65 mi away
- MQM · Mardin Airport79 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 NKT from HER?
The flight distance from Cizre (NKT) to Heraklion (HER) is 948 miles (1,526 km, 824 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NKT to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 NKT to HER?
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