--- iata: CHQ name: Chania International Airport "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" city: Chania country: Greece lastUpdated: '2026-09-03' officialWebsite: 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en' sources: - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/chq/air-traffic-statistics' - >- https://www.chq-airport.gr/uploads/sys_nodelng/2/2873/Chania_12_Traffic_2025vs2024.pdf - >- https://www.chq-airport.gr/uploads/sys_nodelng/2/2873/Chania_07_Traffic_2026vs2025.pdf - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-69/nd_id-500' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-70/nd_id-500' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-713/nd_id-502' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-72/nd_id-501' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-85/nd_id-467' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-729/nd_id-1770' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-67/nd_id-500' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-84/nd_id-466' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/at-the-airport/shop--dine' - 'https://www.chq-airport.gr/en/shop-detailed-page/shop_id-89/nd_id-458' - 'https://www.e-ktel.com/en/' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/greece' - 'https://www.jet2.com/faqs/airport-information/greek-islands/crete-chania' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chania_International_Airport' - 'https://www.fraport-greece.com/en/airport-profiles/chania.html' quickFacts: - >- Chania International Airport “Ioannis Daskalogiannis” (IATA CHQ / ICAO LGSA) sits on the Akrotiri peninsula near Souda Bay, about 14–15 km east of Chania town centre. Operator is Fraport Greece under the 40-year regional-airports concession (ops from 11 Apr 2017); official English site is chq-airport.gr. Do not confuse it with Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis (HER) on eastern Crete, or with the old Maleme civil field that stopped passenger service in 1959. - >- Airport YE tables (FG Traffic Data Management, preliminary): 4,150,829 passengers in 2025 (+5.0% vs 3,952,126 in 2024), with 974,507 domestic and 3,176,322 international; 27,266 flights (+2.9% vs 26,502). Jan–Jul 2026 already 2,411,476 passengers (+9.5% vs the same months of 2025). Traffic is violently seasonal — July–August leisure and charter banks dominate; December–February collapse to thin domestic-heavy months. Western Crete’s main leisure gateway and routinely among Greece’s busier regional fields. - >- Single passenger campus (Fraport-upgraded terminal) with Schengen and Extra-Schengen / Non-Schengen airside splits after screening / passport control. Runway 11L/29R about 3,347 m asphalt; field elevation about 149 m / 490 ft. The airfield is shared with Hellenic Air Force use, but CHQ is a full commercial passenger airport — not a closed military airbase. Expect remote stands and bus boarding in peak summer. - >- No rail on Crete. Default ground options are KTEL Chania–Rethymno public buses (stop across the Departures area on the east side of the terminal; tickets from the driver; operator e-ktel.com), the official taxi stand across Arrivals B, on-site rental cars, and pre-booked resort transfers for Platanias / Agia Marina / Kissamos / Paleochora / Rethymno and west-coast hotels. - >- Security follows standard Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority LAG rules (containers ≤100 ml in one transparent resealable ≤1 L bag; free bags at screening). The airport homepage currently flags longer Entry/Exit System (EES) waits at border control for non-Schengen arrivals and departures — arrive when check-in opens on UK and other Extra-Schengen banks. - >- No published Priority Pass / LoungeKey CIP passenger lounge at CHQ. Priority Pass’s Greece directory lists ATH, CFU, HER, JMK, RHO, and SKG — not CHQ. Jet2’s airport FAQ also states there is no airport lounge. Plan on airside F&B (Goody’s / Forno Luca / Labyrinth Flavors / Refill and peers) or private VIP / meet-and-greet products sold by third-party agents, not a walk-up PP room. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Summer CHQ is a capacity problem sitting 25 minutes from town detail: >- From late spring through early autumn, overlapping Aegean/Sky Express domestics, Ryanair/easyJet/Jet2/Norwegian/TUI/Wizz/charter banks, and bag-drop desks pack landside hard. Online check-in and cabin-bag-only travel remove the worst queue. Same-day hotel check-ins in Chania town are short by road (~25–30 minutes) — the delay is terminal processing, not the drive. Non-Schengen EES border checks add a second bottleneck the airport itself is warning about. summary: >- In Jul–Aug arrive when check-in opens (often 2.5–3 hours before departure); winter/shoulder 2 hours is usually enough for domestics. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One campus — and no Priority Pass lounge to hunt detail: >- After security, follow Schengen / Non-Schengen signage before you commit to food. There is no published Priority Pass CIP room at CHQ (unlike HER / RHO / CFU / SKG). Airside calories live in the Shop & Dine set — Goody’s and Forno Luca on Intra/Schengen first level, Labyrinth Flavors / Gregory’s / CREAT on Schengen-accessible listings, Refill in the Non- Schengen area. Remote stands and bus gates are common in peak season. summary: >- Single Fraport Greece terminal; do not plan on a Priority Pass lounge — CHQ is missing from PP’s Greece list and Jet2 confirms no airport lounge. category: terminal - label: Food title: Named cafés beat “mystery snack bar” — still not a destination meal detail: >- Airport Shop & Dine lists landside Everest and Flocafe; airside Intra first-level Forno Luca and Goody’s; Schengen-accessible CREAT, Gregory’s, and Labyrinth Flavors; Non-Schengen Refill; plus Hudson / CHQ Kiosk / Hellenic Duty Free retail. Hours track the flight programme — early winter mornings can be thin outside the first café to open. Peak banks mean long lines and picked-over displays. summary: >- Goody’s, Forno Luca, Labyrinth Flavors, Everest, Flocafe, and duty free cover calories; eat a real meal in Chania Old Harbour when the schedule allows. category: food - label: Status title: KTEL bus or Arrivals B taxi — no station under the terminal detail: >- Public bus is the budget path (KTEL Chania–Rethymno; stop across Departures on the east side of the terminal; tickets from the driver; operator e-ktel.com toward Chania, Rethymno, and other destinations). Taxi stand is signed across Arrivals B. Hotel and private transfers dominate late charters and west-coast resorts. Free Wi-Fi SSID Fraport-Free — join and open a browser for the captive portal. summary: >- KTEL stop across Departures (east side); taxi rank across Arrivals B; pre-book resort transfers for Platanias / Kissamos / Paleochora nights. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Regulated kiosk / retail bottled water zone: landside price: >- €0.50 for 500 ml regulated bottled water at participating Greek airport kiosks when the scheme is posted (confirm at till) summary: >- Greek airport kiosks are required to offer regulated-price bottled water to standing customers; €0.50 / 500 ml is the usual posted rate when the scheme is in force. Buy before a hot apron bus boarding in July. location: >- Convenience kiosks and cafés in the departures public hall (Everest / Flocafe / Hudson / CHQ Kiosk near check-in and arrivals) before security terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside café bottled water zone: airside price: Typically €1–€3 per small bottle at café pricing (confirm at till) summary: >- After screening, Goody’s / Forno Luca / Labyrinth Flavors / Refill and similar sell chilled bottles at higher café mark-ups. Fine if you already cleared security empty-handed; worse value than the regulated kiosk bottle landside. location: >- Schengen and Non-Schengen café counters after security near the gate / first-level food set terminal: Main terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: refill name: Post-security washroom tap refill zone: airside summary: >- Empty bottles may pass depending on the officer after you clear liquids at screening; Greek municipal tap water is generally potable. CHQ does not prominently advertise a branded bottle-fill fountain programme — washroom taps after security are the practical refill plan if you accept tap water. location: >- After central security, use washroom taps on the Schengen or Non-Schengen side nearest your gate cluster (no signed public fountain programme published on the airport site) terminal: Main terminal airportistScore: 6.9 slug: chq region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/chq](/airports/chq). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/chq) - [Lounge directory](/airports/chq/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Chania International Airport "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) Chania, Greece · Europe Western Crete’s Fraport Greece leisure gateway on Akrotiri — solid single-terminal navigation and named F&B, undercut by peak-summer queues, no Priority Pass lounge, and a 25–30 minute road hop into Chania. ## Airportist Score **6.9 / 10** - Comfort: 6.4 - Navigation: 8.0 - Food: 6.6 - Transport: 7.2 - Disruption resilience: 6.2 ## At a glance - Passengers: 4,150,829 (2025, airport YE PDF) - Terminals: 1 passenger campus (Schengen / Non-Schengen split) - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 76% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Summer leisure arrivals to Chania, Platanias, Agia Marina, and western Crete resorts - Budget travellers using the KTEL bus across Departures (east side) - Cabin-bag-only LCC / charter passengers who can absorb classic 100 ml LAG rules ## Watch out for - Jul–Aug check-in/security and EES Extra-Schengen queues — not a ‘small island’ show-up time - No published Priority Pass / CIP passenger lounge (unlike HER/RHO/CFU/SKG) - No rail — late charters to west-coast resorts need a pre-booked transfer or taxi plan - Classic ≤100 ml LAG rules; no published CT liquids waiver - Do not mix up with HER (Heraklion) — cross-Crete transfers are multi-hour road trips ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/chq/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/chq/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/chq/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/chq/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/chq/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/chq/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/chq/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/chq/reviews.md)