Maleme Military Airfield

Maleme Airport is an airport situated between and Tavronitis, . It has two runways with no lights. The airport has closed for commercial aviation, but the Chania Aeroclub continues to use it.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Greece
  • Also known as: “Maleme Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights include German military cemetery in Maleme and Tholos Tomb of Maleme.

Cemetery
Photo: Emmanouil Noctifer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maleme and Tavronitis.

Village
Photo: HD Com Maty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village and civilian airfield 16 km to the west of , in north western , . It is located in municipality, in .

Village
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is a village.

Village
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or Kontomari is a Greek village, part of the municipality of in Crete. It is located near the northern coast of Crete, 18 km west of Chania and 3 km southeast of Maleme.

Maleme Military Airfield

Latitude
35.5301° or 35° 31′ 49″ north
Longitude
23.8335° or 23° 50′ 1″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8G75GRJM+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 124532650
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q3606076
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Satellite Map

Discover Maleme Military Airfield from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Maleme Military Airfield” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Maleme Airport”
  • Dutch: “Militair Vliegveld Maleme”
  • Finnish: “Malemen lentotukikohta”
  • German: “Militärflughafen Maleme”
  • Greek: “Αεροδρόμιο Μάλεμε”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Maléme”
  • Marathi: “मालेमे विमानतळ”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه مالمه”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Maleme”
  • Russian: “Аэродром Малеме”
  • Russian: “Аэропорт Малеме”

Localities in the Area

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