GCHI· VDE· El Hierro Island
El Hierro Airport
medium airport · elevation 103 ft (31 m)
06:39Z 19:42Z Night
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Current METARVFR
20 min ago·21:00ZGCHI 242100Z AUTO 01015KT 9999 SCT018 SCT030 19/14 Q1018
Wind
010° 15 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
19°C / 14°C
temp / dew
QNH
1018 hPa
30.06 inHg
Clouds
SCT 1,800ft, SCT 3,000ft
Weather
—
Station
GCHI
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
16/341250 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 16/34 | TW 12 kt | XW 9 kt L |
27.8148°, -17.8871°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 16/34 (use 34) | Preferred | HW 12 | 9 R | — |
Density altitude
479 ft
elevation 103 ft
ISA deviation
+4.2°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)GCHI
- GND121.600
- TWR118.100
- A/DCANARIAS APP126.100
Navaids near airportassoc. GCHI
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIE | NDB | 376 kHz | LOW |
| HR | DME | 113.20 MHz | LOW |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 16/344,101 ft (1,250 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)El Hierro Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 21:27 UTC
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
VFRBASE24/21Z → 25/21Z36014KT · ≥10 km · SCT020
Wind: 36014KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT020
TAF GCHI 242000Z 2421/2521 36014KT 9999 SCT020 TX22/2514Z TN18/2506Z
Raw TAF
TAF GCHI 242000Z 2421/2521 36014KT 9999 SCT020 TX22/2514Z TN18/2506Z
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