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Chania International Airport

Souda, Crete (Greece)
IATA: CHQ ICAO: LGSA
Longest Active Runway
10,982 ft
3,347 meters
Field Elevation
490 ft
149 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
35.5312°, 24.1507°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#5 in Greece
Out of 42 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#619 Worldwide
Top 8.2% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#3476 MSL
Top 48.5% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+9.8%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Chania International Airport's longest active runway measures 10,982 ft (3,347 m). It ranks as the #5 longest runway in Greece and #619 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
11/29 10,982 ft (3347m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/chq.json ↗