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PAD to CHQ: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Chania (Chania International Airport)
1,350 mi
2,173 km · 1,173 nm
3h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,350 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 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 PAD from CHQ?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Chania (CHQ) is 1,350 miles (2,173 km, 1,173 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to CHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PAD to CHQ?
Nonstop service on PAD–CHQ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Paderborn and Chania?
Chania is 1 hour ahead of Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to CHQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAD–CHQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAD to CHQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAD–CHQ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.