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RCM to CHQ: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Chania (Chania International Airport)
8,639 mi
13,903 km · 7,507 nm
17h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,639 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 24m 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- 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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from CHQ?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Chania (CHQ) is 8,639 miles (13,903 km, 7,507 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to CHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 24m 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 RCM to CHQ?
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