Flights Heraklion → Athens
HER → ATH
Route overview
The flight route connects Heraklion, where the airport opened in 1937, to Athens, whose airport handles over 24 million passengers annually. The journey is served by a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320 and A321 models as well as smaller planes like the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and British Aerospace Jetstream 41.
The Heraklion (HER) → Athens (ATH) route is operated by Aegean Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Athens the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Heraklion the average ATFM delay is 0.0 minutes.
Heading to Athens: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Heraklion (HER) to Athens (ATH) heads north for about 309 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Heraklion the average ATFM delay is 0.0 min (ATC pre-departure); arriving into Athens it is 2.8 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Frequently asked questions about HER-ATH
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Aegean Airlines.
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The Heraklion-Athens route is about 309 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
