GCHI· VDE· El Hierro Island
El Hierro Airport
medium airport · elevation 103 ft (31 m)
06:18Z 20:12Z Day
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Current METARVFR
32 min ago·11:00ZGCHI 241100Z 36014KT 9999 FEW020 24/17 Q1019
Wind
360° 14 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
24°C / 17°C
temp / dew
QNH
1019 hPa
30.09 inHg
Clouds
FEW 2,000ft
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 6 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 | 6 R | — |
Density altitude
1,052 ft
elevation 103 ft
ISA deviation
+9.2°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)GCHI
Wind10 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp22°C
QNH1018 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=48
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)El Hierro Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/24 09:27 UTC
24/12Z
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
BASEVFR
PROB30 TEMPO MVFR
VFRBASE24/09Z → 25/09Z36013KT · ≥10 km · FEW020
Wind: 36013KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW020
TAF GCHI 240800Z 2409/2509 36013KT 9999 FEW020 TX25/2414Z TN21/2506Z
MVFRPROB30 TEMPO25/04Z → 25/09ZBKN014
Clouds: BKN014
PROB30 TEMPO 2504/2509 BKN014
Raw TAF
TAF GCHI 240800Z 2409/2509 36013KT 9999 FEW020 TX25/2414Z TN21/2506Z PROB30 TEMPO 2504/2509 BKN014
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