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RCM to HER: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
8,581 mi
13,809 km · 7,456 nm
17h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,581 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 17m 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
- 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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from HER?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Heraklion (HER) is 8,581 miles (13,809 km, 7,456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 17m 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 HER?
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