# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Crete Island (JSH)

> 2,061 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,061 km / 1,281 mi / 1,113 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Greece
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 14:03 in Algiers, it's 16:03 in Crete Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 294 ft (JSH is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Sitia Airport (JSH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jsh-crete-island-sitia-airport/1ef266df-4e92-6400-ae9e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Crete Island, Greece
- ICAO: LGST
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 35.220000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 376 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:03 in Algiers, it's 16:03 in Crete Island.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sitia Airport (JSH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jsh-crete-island-sitia-airport/1ef266df-4e92-6400-ae9e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)