Flights Vienna → Heraklion
VIE → HER
How long is the flight from Vienna to Heraklion?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Heraklion (HER) takes 1h 58m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates between Vienna and Heraklion, with a total of two flights recorded. Unfortunately, both flights experienced delays averaging twenty minutes each, as the on-time performance was zero percent. The destination airport in Heraklion, which opened in 1937, serves over eight million passengers annually.
The Vienna (VIE) → Heraklion (HER) route is operated by Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines. Across 31 flights monitored in recent months, 36% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Heraklion the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Heraklion: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Heraklion (HER) heads south-east for about 1,587 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 58m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 65% of VIE-HER flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Heraklion it is 2.8 min (atfm).
Across 31 tracked VIE-HER flights, 36% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about VIE-HER
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Heraklion (HER) takes 1h 58m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Vienna (VIE) -> Heraklion (HER) route, on-time performance is 36% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 31 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Heraklion is 0.00% across 31 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Heraklion, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Vienna-Heraklion route is about 1,587 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
