Kasteli

Kastelli (Greek: Καστέλλι, also Καστέλι) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 6,819 (2001 census). It is planned that a replacement for Heraklion International Airport, "Nikos Kazantzakis" will be situated on the south western side of the Hellenic Air Force Base of Kastelli, from which the Air Force currently operates Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters. The idea was first launched in 1986 by then Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. The proposal has officially entered the implementation phase, and tenders have been invited. The new airport will become...