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Details

ICAO LGSA
IATA CHQ
Name Ioannis Daskalogiannis
City Chania (Souda)
Major ✗
Elevation 490 ft.
Transition altitude 11000 ft.
Transition Level (Based on the QNH) FL120
MSA 10200 ft.
Latitude 35.531389
Longitude 24.151111

Runways

Identifier Course Length Elevation Lat Lon ILS ILS Freq ILS FAC GP
11L 107° 10984 ft / 3348 m 430ft 35.5369 24.134 ✗ - - 3.0
29R 287° 10984 ft / 3348 m 490ft 35.5257 24.1683 ✗ - - 3.0

Procedures

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Wind Direction
Wind Speed
Arrival Runway
Departure Runway
Updated at UTC, minutes ago. Warning: Data is outdated!

Pilots Briefing

  • VOR 11L/VOR 29R
  • Expect delays due to military traffic.

Chania (Souda) is a joint military/civil airport. Expect delays when military aircraft are arriving or taking off. Holding overhead the airfield during this period is common practise and could take some time.

DESCENT

A ridge of high ground runs E-W passing about 15nm south of the airfield to over 8,000 feet amsl. An obstacle rises to over 2,000 feet amsl just 2nm north of the airfield on another ridge.

APPROACH

Note that the DME altitudes on Jeppesen charts 13-1 and 13-2 give rise to a descent slope of slightly less than 3°.

RUNWAY AND AIRPORT FACILITIES

Note that the Southern parallel taxyway has runway markings and lighting and may be used as an emergency runway. Do not trample the arrester nets at either end of the runway; the arrester wires on the runway may be trampled. Caution taxying from the terminal for runway 11 due steep upslope and no jet blast protection for the terminal.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Caution with strong NW to NE winds, the ridge running NW to SE approximately 2-3 nm from the airfield may give rise to severe turbulence on final approach and climb out for either runway. The prevailing winds is SE and strong winds from this direction may also result in severe turbulence.

Source: http://pilotsbriefingroom.com/

Weather & NOTAMs

METAR
METAR LGSA 081720Z 25004KT 9999 FEW018 18/16 Q1018
TAF
TAF LGSA 081700Z 0818/0918 VRB05KT 9999 FEW018 TEMPO 0822/0905 FEW010 SCT018 BECMG 0912/0914 FEW018 BKN080
NOTAM
  • A3729/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMKXX/IV/M  /A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511080600 C) 2602282359
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS/FOR COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS
    OPERATING PROPELLER ACFTS:
    1. DISREGARD NOSE-IN PARKING MARKINGS
    2. ENTER AND LEAVE PARKING STANDS UNDER OWN POWER UNLESS OTHERWISE
    INSTRUCTED
    3. USE MINIMUM ENGINE POWER DURING TAXIING OUT FROM THE STAND
    4. FOLLOW-ME GUIDANCE IS MANDATORY
  • A3859/25 NOTAMR A3509/25
    Q) LGGG/QMRXX/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511050558 C) 2602040400
    E) LGSA CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS AD: PORTION OF RWY 11L/29R
    BTN 350M-450M AND 750M-1150M MAY BE SLIPPERY WHEN WET. REF AIP
    GREECE PAGE AD2-LGSA-4.
  • A3856/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QLPXX/IV/BO /A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511041330 C) 2602040400
    E) LGSA/CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS: DUE TO WIP RWY 11L/29R, PAPI
    INSTALLED FOR NEW RWY 29R THR ON THE LEFT SIDE.
    SLOPE: 3DEG, MEHT: 13.85M AND DISTANCE 289.36M FROM THE NEW THR.
  • A3854/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMTCM/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511041319 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS RWY 29R THR DISPLACED 1448M FROM
    THE BEGINNING RWY 29R, MARKED AND LGTD PROPERLY. NEW RWY 29R THR
    COORD 353149.95N, 0240912.42E ELEVATION 141.68M.
  • A3852/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QOBCE/IV/M  /AE/000/006/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511041309 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS: DUE TO TEMP THR RWY 29R DISPLACED,
    OBST PENETRATING RWY 11L/29R OBST PROTECTION SURFACES: ILS GP
    ANTENNA AT 353139N 0240954E HGT 16M, AMSL 162.8M. MARKED AND
    LGTD PROPERLY.
  • A3836/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMRXX/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3531N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040927 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:
    1.MACHINERY 4 METERS IN HEIGHT WILL BE OPERATING WITHIN THE FIRST
    1448 METERS OF UNSERVICEABLE RWY 29R.
    2.NEW RWY 11L/29R LENGHT 1.900 METERS.
    3.NEW DECLARED DISTANCES FROM RWY 11L:
    TORA=TODA=ASDA=1.800 METERS AND LDA=1.900 METERS
    4.NEW DECLARED DISTANCES FROM RWY 29R:
    TORA=TODA=ASDA=LDA=1.900 METERS
  • A3824/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QLEXX/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3531N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:
    NEW RWY 29R LIGHTED PROPERLY(THRESHOLD, EDGE, END LIGHTS).RWY
    EDGE LIGHTS AT LAST 600M OF RWY 11L SHOWING WHITE INSTEAD OF
    YELLOW, CAUTION ADVISED.
  • M0734/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMHAS/IV/BO /A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) DUE TO WIP IN RWY 11L/29R LGSA  ARRERSTING GEAR (HOOK) E-28 AT
    THE BEGINNING OF
    RWY 11L/29R U/S.REF MAIP GREECE VOL-3 PAGE D-44.
  • M0733/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QPIXX/I /NBO/A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:DUE TO WIP IN RWY11L/29R
    FOLLOW THE BELOW INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING INSTRUMENT APPROACH
    PROCEDURES OF RWY 29R:
    1.FOLLOW INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES OF RWY29R AS PUBLISHED IN
    MAIP GREECE/VOL 2A/LGSA/PAGES C-1-13,C-1-14,C-1-15,C-1-16 AND C-1-17
    2.ONLY CIRCLING MINIMA SHALL BE APPLIED
    3.STRAIGHT-IN MINIMA ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
  • M0732/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMHAS/IV/BO /A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) DUE TO WIP IN RWY 11L/29R:
    ARRESTING BARRIERS (NETS) TYPE 44E-3/MK6-S MEN-301 AT
    THE BEGINNING OF RWY 29R  OUT OF SERVICE. REF MAIP GREECE
    VOL-3, PAGE D-44.
  • M0731/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QITAS/I /NBO/A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) LGSA I-SUD ILS NOT OPR. REF MAIP GREECE VOL-3,
    PAGE B-21.
  • A3813/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMXLC/IV/BO /A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:DUE TO WIP RWY IN 11L/29R:
    1.NORTH TWY N SEGMENT BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS A AND D CLOSED
    2.INTERSECTIONS A,B AND C UNSERVICEABLE
    3.INTERSECTION D AVAILABLE
    4.REF AIP GREECE PAGE AD2-LGSA-ADC.
  • A3812/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QPIXX/I /NBO/A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:DUE TO WIP IN RWY11L/29R
    FOLLOW THE BELOW INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING INSTRUMENT APPROACH
    PROCEDURES OF RWY 29R:
    1.FOLLOW INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES OF RWY29R AS PUBLISHED IN
    AIP GREECE/PART 3/AD.2/PAGES IAC-2,IAC-4 AND IAC-6
    2.ONLY CIRCLING MINIMA SHALL BE APPLIED
    3.STRAIGHT-IN MINIMA ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
  • A3823/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMMHW/V /M  /A /000/999/3531N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:
    1.DUE TO WIP FIRST 1448 METERS OF RWY 29R UNSERVICEABLE MARKED WITH
    CLOSED RWY MARKINGS.
    2.DISREGARD EXISTING TOUCHDOWN ZONE MARKINGS PATTERN OF RWY 11L.NEW
    RWY11L LDA 1900,CAUTION ADVISED.
  • M0735/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QPIXX/I /NBO/A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:DUE TO WIP IN RWY11L/29R
    FOLLOW THE BELOW INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING INSTRUMENT APPROACH
    PROCEDURES OF RWY 29R:
    1.FOLLOW INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES OF RWY29R AS PUBLISHED IN
    MAIP GREECE/VOL1/LGSA/PAGES C-1-11,C-1-12,C-1-13 AND C-1-14
    2.ONLY CIRCLING MINIMA SHALL BE APPLIED
    3.STRAIGHT-IN MINIMA ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
  • A3826/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QLAAS/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3531N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2511040400 C) 2602040400
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:
    APPROACH LIGHTS RWY 29R UNSERVISABLE.
  • A3243/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QFATT/IV/BO /A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2510300000 C) 2511122359
    E) TRIGGER NOTAM-PERM AIP AIRAC AMDT 09/25 WEF 30 OCT 25.
    UPDATED INFO IN:
    - 2.20 ON TAX - LIMITATIONS
    - AD 2-LGSA-ADC.
  • A3728/25 NOTAMR A3612/25
    Q) LGGG/QNVAS/IV/BO /AE/000/500/3514N02341E025
    A) LGSA B) 2510280911 C) 2601282359
    E) PALEOCHORA VOR/DME PLH 114,60MHZ/CH93X, PART VOR U/S.
    PART DME OPERATIONAL.
  • A3685/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QFAAH/IV/BO /A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2510260000 C) 2603282359
    E) CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS AD CIVILIAN APRON OPR HRS AS FLW:
    FROM 26/10/2025 TIL 02/11/2025
    DAILY 0000-2359
    FROM 03/11/2025 TIL 27/03/2026
    MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 0345-2130 SUN 0345-2200
    NOTE:
    SAT 28/03/2026 0345-2359
    REMARKS:
    1. IF THERE ARE NEW OR ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FROM AIRLINES, OPERATING
    HOURS WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY TO ACCOMMODATE SUCH FLIGHTS.
    2. ALL DATES MENTIONED ABOVE ARE IN DD/MM/YYYY FORMAT.
  • A3680/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QATXX/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2510240700 C) 2601241200
    E) NOTICE TO ALL PILOTS INTENDED TO FLY WI SOUDA MTMA/CTR/ATZ:
    ATS IS PROVIDED IN BOTH VHF AND UHF FREQ. FREQ COUPLING IS NOT AVBL
    IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE CIVIL AND MIL TFC IN THE SAME AREA
    (MTMA/CTR/ATZ).
  • A3678/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMAXX/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2510240700 C) 2601241200
    E) NO INFORMATION SIGNS, LOCATION, DIRECTION, RWY EXIT, INT TAKE-OFF
    SIGNS, AT THE AIRPORT MANEUVERING AREA.
  • A3655/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QMXLT/IV/M  /A /000/999/3532N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2510221630 C) 2601221200
    E) INTERSECTION TAKE OFF RWY 11L/29R TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
  • L0009/25 NOTAMN
    Q) LGGG/QXXXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3531N02409E005
    A) LGSA
    B) 2510201222
    C) 2512202359
    E) AERODROME ASOS OS
  • A2737/25 NOTAMR A2257/25
    Q) LGGG/QOLAS/IV/M  /AE/000/022/3531N02409E005
    A) LGSA B) 2508101115 C) 2511102359
    E) LGSA/CHANIA/IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS:OBSTACLE 2017FT IN THE
    VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT,NORTH OF RWY 11/29,AS DEPICTED IN CHARTS
    AD2-LGSA-IAC-1 TO AD2-LGSA-IAC-6 OF LGSA,PART 3 AD OF AIP
    GREECE, TEMPORARILY NOT LIGHTED.

Charts

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Gates

Frequencies

LGSA_APP
Souda Approach
118.125
Offline
LGSA_ATIS
Daskalogiannis ATIS
130.175
Offline
LGSA_GND
Daskalogiannis Ground
121.700
Offline

SIDs

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Exit Point Runway Departure Initial Alt/FL Release FL
BAVES 29R BAVES 1A FL120 -
BAVES 11L BAVES 1B FL120 -
OTREX 29R OTREX 5A FL120 -
OTREX 11L OTREX 5B FL120 -
PLH 29R PLH 1C FL120 -
PLH 11L PLH 1D FL120 -
RUSOS 29R RUSOS 2A FL120 -
RUSOS 11L RUSOS 2B FL120 -
SOKRI 29R SOKRI 5A FL120 -
SOKRI 11L SOKRI 5B FL120 -

STARs

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Entry Point Runway Arrival Entry FL
BAVES 29R BAVES 1G -
BAVES 11L BAVES 1W -
MANOK 29R MANOK 2G -
MANOK 11L MANOK 2W -
OTREX 29R OTREX 1G -
OTREX 11L OTREX 1W -
PLH 29R PLH 1G -
PLH 11L PLH 1W -
RUSOS 29R RUSOS 2G -
RUSOS 11L RUSOS 2W -
SOKRI 29R SOKRI 2G -
SOKRI 11L SOKRI 2W -

VFR Points

BALOS
BAVES
DREPANO
KALYVES
KILO
LIMA
MALAXA
MALEME
MIKE
OSCAR
PALEOCHORA
PAPA
PLAKIAS
PRASES
RAVDOUCHA
RETHIMNO
SFAKIA
SPATHA
THODOROU
TIMPAKI

Routes

Departure Arrival Route Notes
LGSA LGAV RUSOS J56 MIL B34 BADEL LGAV LANDS ON 03s
LGSA LGAV RUSOS J56 MIL L617 SOREV LGAV LANDS ON 21s
LGAV LGSA KEA L617 MIL J56 RUSOS

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