Nonstop flight route between Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM), Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,239 miles (or 10,041 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HER / LGIR |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°20'22"N by 25°10'49"E |
Area Served: | Heraklion |
Operator/Owner: | Greek Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HER |
More Information: | HER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKM / KOKM |
Airport Name: | Okmulgee Regional Airport |
Location: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°40'5"N by 95°56'54"W |
Area Served: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Okmulgee |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 720 feet (219 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKM |
More Information: | OKM Maps & Info |
Facts about Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER):
- During the summer months the airport can become very congested.
- Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) has 2 runways.
- It is often requested by airlines that passengers do not take any photographs or video of the runway.
- From 1968 until 1971, the runway was extended to 2,680 meters and a new terminal and other facilities were constructed, essentially making it a new airport.
- The airport first opened in March 1939.
- Because of Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”'s relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Sitia Airport (JSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of HER.
- The furthest airport from Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”", another name for HER is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου “Νίκος Καζαντζάκης”".
Facts about Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM):
- The airport covers 1,100 acres at an elevation of 720 feet.
- The closest airport to Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of OKM.
- Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Okmulgee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 720 feet, planes can take off or land at Okmulgee Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In the year ending March 17, 2009 the airport had 12,410 general aviation operations, average 34 per day.
- Opened as Okmulgee Field in 1942 as a United States Army Air Forces airfield.