Chania International Logo Variants
CHQ
LGSA
Quick Facts
CountryGreece
TimezoneEurope/Athens
Passengers/yr83
Movements/yr74
Elevation490 ft
Coordinates35.5317, 24.1497
About Chania International
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 kilometres (8.7 mi) away. It is a gateway to western Crete for an increasing number 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 sixth-busiest airport in Greece.