GCHI· VDE· El Hierro Island
El Hierro Airport
medium airport · elevation 103 ft (31 m)
06:47Z 19:44Z Night
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Current METARVFR
28 min ago·22:30ZGCHI 232230Z AUTO 33014KT CAVOK 24/20 Q1019
Wind
330° 14 kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Ceiling
CAVOK
Temperature
24°C / 20°C
temp / dew
QNH
1019 hPa
30.09 inHg
Clouds
CAVOK
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 14 kt | XW 1 kt R |
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 14 | 1 L | — |
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
Wind8 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp24°C
QNH1019 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
Diagram unavailable for El Hierro Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 21:27 UTC
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEMVFR
BECMGMVFR
PROB30 TEMPO MVFR
PROB30 TEMPO MVFR
MVFRBASE23/21Z → 24/07Z3309KT · ≥10 km · BKN025
Wind: 3309KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN025
TAF GCHI 232000Z 2321/2421 33009KT 9999 BKN025 TX25/2412Z TN22/2405Z
MVFRPROB30 TEMPO24/03Z → 24/08ZDZ · BKN014
Weather: DZ
Clouds: BKN014
PROB30 TEMPO 2403/2408 DZ BKN014
MVFRBECMG24/07Z → 24/09Z03012KT
Wind: 03012KT
BECMG 2407/2409 03012KT
MVFRPROB30 TEMPO24/15Z → 24/20Z36022KT
Wind: 36022KT
PROB30 TEMPO 2415/2420 36022KT
Raw TAF
TAF GCHI 232000Z 2321/2421 33009KT 9999 BKN025 TX25/2412Z TN22/2405Z PROB30 TEMPO 2403/2408 DZ BKN014 BECMG 2407/2409 03012KT PROB30 TEMPO 2415/2420 36022KT
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