Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" (IATA: HER, ICAO: LGIR) is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece, and the country's second busiest airport after Athens International Airport. It is located about 5 km east of the main city centre of Heraklion, near the municipality of Nea Alikarnassos. It is a shared civil/military facility. The airport is named after Heraklion native Nikos Kazantzakis, a Greek writer and philosopher. Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is Crete's main and busiest airport, serving Heraklion(Ηράκλειο), Aghios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος), Malia (Mάλλια), Hersonissos (Χερσόνησος), Stalida (Σταλίδα), Elounda (Ελούντα) and other resorts.

• Fully compatible with FTX Global openLC Europe 
• Shading and occlusion (texture baking) effects on terminal and other airport buildings
• Ground polygons were compiled using SDK 4.4-PBR materials use
• 3D models now use PBR materials (SDK 4.4)
• Dynamic lighting of the apron 
• High resolution ground textures / Custom runway textures
• High resolution building textures
• Custom models of buildings and hotels on the coastline.
• Many animated custom ground vehicles.
• Surrounding area with custom autogen
• Custom restaurants and hotels on the coastal line of the sea
• Fully AI traffic compatible with accurat AFCAD file
• Excellent night effects
• 3D birds
• 3D grass
• Optimized for excellent performance
• Fully 3d taxiways lighting
• Automatic season change for vegatation, photobackground high resolution
• Realistic reflections on glass