Chania is the second-largest airport in Crete and one of the busiest holiday airports in Greece. In addition to charter flights from across Europe, Ryanair is also based here, operating flights to destinations such as Katowice and Wrocław.

The airport terminal is situated on the Akrotiri peninsula, 14 km from the cityof Chaniaand 72 km from the city of Rethymno.

Ryanair offers the most flights to Chania Airport. The vast majority of flights are seasonal, running from April to October, and Ryanair’s route network from Chania includes destinations such as Berlin, Vienna, Warsaw, Wrocław, Kraków, Bergamo, Budapest, Dublin, London, Nuremberg and many others across Europe.

Wizz Air and easyJet also operate a significant number of flights to Chania.

Regular year-round flights, including during the winter, are mainly available via aegeanair.com to Athens, as well as from Ryanair on a few routes, mainly within Greece or to Cyprus.