It is located with an approximate distance at about 5 km east of the main city of Heraklion, close to the Nea Alikarnassos municipality. This airport is primarily named after Nikos Kazantzakis which is a Heraklion native. Across the street near this airport, you will be welcomes by shopping centers, luxurious hotels and huge numbers of restaurants.

Some of the airport facilities that you may be impressed in this airport is more about its arrival hall which is near its baggage area where you can see huge numbers of people who are waiting for the arrival of their family and friends. There is also a bank in the airport, for currency exchange and ATM services in its terminal building.

There is also a duty free shop inside the airport where you can shop. If you lost property while still in the airport, feel free to seek for the assistance of the information desk officer at the Lost and Found section. You can even spend time waiting for your family who are going to fetch you or while waiting for your flight at the café bar near the terminal building of the airport.

Heraklion Hotels Shuttles
If sleeping in the Heraklion International Airport doesn’t appeal to you, well there are hotels near the airport where you may stay such as the Sophia hotel which is just four minutes away from the airport.

Prince of Lillies six minutes away from the airport, and Pasiphae Hotel which is seven minutes away from the airport. All of these hotels offers affordable hotel rooms within your budget with great assurance of safe and comfortable amenities that you are highly in need of such as poolside bars, snack bar, health club and many others.

Apart from the hotels close to Heraklion International Airport, there are also restaurants where you may eat delicious cuisines and some of these restaurants includes Brilliant Gourmet Restaurant that offers the best cuisines such as Italian foods and many others.  Mare Coffee Bar and Food also offers the best coffee drinks and recipes that are good for both breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Heraklion Attractions
There are interesting things to see at the Heraklion International Airport and one of which is the Heraklion Archeological Museum that features different artifacts and historical museums about the place. You may also take a closer look at the Santorini Island which is considered to be one of most unique and breathtaking island found near the airport.  You may even spend time swimming at the Agape Beach near the airport where huge numbers of tourists keeps on visiting the place again and again.