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Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (IATA: CHQ, ICAO: LGSA) is an international airport located near Souda Bay on the Akrotiri Peninsula of the Greek island of Crete, serving the city of Chania, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away. Moreover, it is a gateway to western Crete for an increasing amount of tourists. The airport is named after Daskalogiannis, a Cretan rebel against Ottoman rule in the 18th century and is a joint civil–military airport.
History
The focus on civil aviation for the west of Crete has not always been on the current location. It was the airport of Maleme that served civil flights up to 1959, and dating back to the end of Second World War.
Maleme (Military) Airport was constructed by the British Military, shortly before the Second World War. When the war was over, the facility was used as the main public airport of Chania.
In 1959, this activity was transferred to the military airport of Souda. 1967 saw the construction of the first passenger terminal and parking space for two aircraft. In 1974, the airport also began to serve international flights. Because of insufficient capacity, there was the need for a new terminal building. Eventually, in 1996, the new terminal was ready, measuring a surface area of 14,650 square metres (157,700 sq ft), with 6 aircraft stands in front. It has a design capacity of 1.35 million passengers per year. In 2000, it was officially named Ioannis Daskalogiannis.
The airport is also intensively used by the Hellenic Air Force. [1][2][3]
Transportation
The airport can be easily reached by car via the main road network. The city of Chania is about 20 minutes drive away.
Other than by car, the facility is linked by airport buses to the city of Chania, from where transfer to other buses is possible. The airport buses depart 7 times daily. Journey time is about half an hour.
Passengers can also take a taxi to any destination across the island. The taxi stand is located just outside the terminal. Taxis operate as long as flights depart and arrive at the airport.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | Athens, Munich, Thessaloniki Seasonal Charter: Alta, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kajaani, Kristiansund, Kokkola-Pietarsaari, Luleå, Odense, Oulu, Umeå, Skellefteå, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Vaasa, Visby |
| Air Serbia | Seasonal charter: Belgrade |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal: Thessaloniki |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean Airways |
Seasonal: Graz, Linz, Vienna |
| Condor | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover (begins 2 June 2014), Munich, Stuttgart (begins 14 May 2014) |
| easyJet | Seasonal: London-Gatwick |
| Finnair | Seasonal charter: Helsinki |
| Jet Time | Seasonal Charter: Billund, Copenhagen |
| Jetairfly | Seasonal: Brussels |
| Monarch Airlines | Seasonal: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Niki | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Bergen-Flesland, Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Helsinki, Oslo-Gardermoen Seasonal Charter: Bodø, Stavanger-Sola, Stockholm-Arlanda,[4] Tromsø, Trondheim-Værnes, Visby |
| Novair | Seasonal Charter: Oslo-Gardermoen[5] |
| Primera Air | Seasonal charter: Aarhus, Billund, Oslo-Gardermoen, Reykjavík |
| Ryanair | Athens, Paphos, Thessaloniki Seasonal: Bergamo, Billund, Bologna, Bournemouth,[6] Bremen, Bristol, Charleroi, Dublin,[7] East Midlands, Eindhoven, Glasgow-Prestwick, Hahn, Katowice, Leeds/Bradford, London-Stansted, Marseille, Memmingen, Moss/Rygge, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Stockholm-Skavsta, Treviso, Vilnius, Warsaw-Modlin, Weeze, Wrocław |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal:Copenhagen (begins 30 June 2014), Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda (begins 24 June 2014) Seasonal Charter: Bergen-Flesland,[8] Bodø, Haugesund, Kristiansand-Kjevik, Stavanger-Sola, Tromsø, Trondheim-Værnes |
| Small Planet Airlines | Seasonal Charter: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| SmartWings | Seasonal: Ostrava, Prague |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium | Seasonal Charter: Brussels |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Seasonal Charter: Bergen-Flesland, Kalmar, Oslo-Gardermoen,[5] Trondheim |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Transaero Airlines | Seasonal Charter: Moscow-Domodedovo, St Petersburg |
| Transavia.com | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Transavia.com France | Seasonal: Paris-Orly |
| Travel Service Airlines | Seasonal Charter: Brno[9] |
| TUIfly Nordic | Seasonal Charter: Billund, Helsinki |
Traffic figures
Annual passenger throughput – 10 year history[10] Year Flights Passengers
| Year | Flights | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12,931 | 1,428,982 |
| 2002 | 11,826 | 1,384,579 |
| 2003 | 13,974 | 1,479,653 |
| 2004 | 13,214 | 1,446,377 |
| 2005 | 13,060 | 1,512,769 |
| 2006 | 14,760 | 1,760,959 |
| 2007 | 15,430 | 1,882,834 |
| 2008 | 15,206 | 1,866,581 |
| 2009 | 16,014 | 1,795,466 |
| 2010 | 13,852 | 1,654,864 |
| 2011 | 13,916 | 1,774,623 |
| 2012 | 14,120 | 1,836,965 |
| 2013 | 15,076 | 2,078,857 |
| 2014 | 788 | 101,724 |
References
History of Maleme
Greek Airports Guide
http://www.chaniaairport.com Chania Airport website
Langley – Resor till Korsika, Kreta & Karibien. Skidresor till Alperna & Kanada. Langley.eu. Retrieved on 2013-08-20.
"Flight Timetables – Oslo Airport". Retrieved 16 February 2012.
New Route to BOH
New route to DUB
Flight Timetables – Bergen Airport, Flesland. Avinor.no. Retrieved on 2013-08-20.
Brno Airport, Brno – Turany internation airport – Brno – Czech Republic. Brno-airport.cz. Retrieved on 2013-08-20.
Statistical data from the HCAA
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chania International Airport.
Airport unofficial website (in English and Greek)
HCAA website
Greek Airport Guide
Airport information for LGSA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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