Live flights at Chania International Airport (CHQ)

CHQ LGSA  Souda, Greece

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CHQ at a glance

  • What it is: Chania International Airport is a regional airport serving Souda, Greece.
  • Codes: CHQ on your ticket, LGSA on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 490 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Europe/Athens (UTC+2), so every time shown for CHQ is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
490 ft
Field elevation

About Chania International Airport

Chania International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 35.53° N, 24.15° E, on Europe/Athens time (UTC+2).

Chania International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 11/29, measures 10,982 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the long-haul capable category: widebodies operate comfortably, though the very longest sectors may need a payload trade. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 11/29 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at CHQ

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
11/29 10,982 ft (3,347 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near CHQ

Great-circle distance from Chania International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos ATH 268 km north Athens
Al Abraq LAQ 366 km south-west Al Albraq
Benina BEN 524 km south-west Benina
Thessaloniki Macedonia SKG 564 km north Thessaloniki

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at CHQ

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Airbus A320 A320 HB-JZY easyJet Switzerland
IATA / ICAO
CHQ / LGSA
Location
Souda, Greece 35.531, 24.151
Time zone
Europe/Athens
Opened
Website
None

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in Greece.

ATH Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos Athens, Greece
LAQ Al Abraq International Airport Al Albraq, LY
BEN Benina International Airport Benina, LY
SKG Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport Thessaloniki, Greece

More airports and guides connected to CHQ

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Athens (ATH) serves the same country. The codes CHQ and LGSA are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about CHQ

What is the airport code for Chania International Airport?

Chania International Airport uses the IATA code CHQ on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code LGSA in flight plans and on radar. The leading “L” in LGSA is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does CHQ have?

Chania International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 490 ft above sea level.

What time zone is CHQ in?

Chania International Airport operates on Europe/Athens local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at CHQ live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Chania International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Europe/Athens.