Chania International Airport

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 kilometers (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. It is the fifth busiest airport in Greece and 8th in the Balkan peninsula in terms of passengers. From 2010 to 2016 has a great increase of about 100% in passengers arrivals. The airport is connected with many countries (about 30) from Europe and Asia especially in the summer season and with flights connections in Greece and Cyprus the whole year. In the last season, the arrivals of passengers were about 3.000.000.

The focus on civil aviation for the west of Crete has not always been on the current location. It was the airport of Mailme that served civil flights up to 1959 and dates back to the end of the 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.

Chania Souda Airport in Chania, Greece has a runway length of 10968 feet and is suitable for Small props, Small Jets, Medium Jets, Long Range Jets, Regional Airliners, and Large Airliners.