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YQF to HER: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
5,905 mi
9,504 km · 5,132 nm
12h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,905 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
- 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from HER?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Heraklion (HER) is 5,905 miles (9,504 km, 5,132 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 3m 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 time difference between Red Deer Industrial and Heraklion?
Heraklion is 9 hours ahead of Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to HER?
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