El Hierro Airport (VDE/GCHI)

El Hierro, Spain

The airport has a single runway, 16/34, 1,250 m (4,101 ft) long. Its elevation is 31 m (103 ft).

Weather

Observed 10:30

Mostly cloudy 24 °C

Wind: From the east 17 km/h (9 kt), varying between northeast and southeast Gentle breeze
Rain: None
Snow: None
Thunderstorm: None
Fog and mist: None
Visibility: 10 km or more
Cloud: Mostly cloudy, lowest cloud 490 m
Temperature: 24 °C
Humidity: About 85%
Pressure: 1019 hPa
Next 2 hours: Not stated in the report

Forecast

No significant weather in the forecast.

Forecast valid until 10:00 tomorrow.

Local time 10:56 (UTC+1)
Sunrise 08:11
Sunset 19:42

Details (expert)

Code-by-code decoding of the report
Code	Meaning
METAR	METAR (routine report)
GCHI	Airport ICAO code
150930Z	Observed at 09:30 UTC (10:30 local time)
08009KT	Wind: 080° 9 kt (17 km/h), direction between 050° and 120°
050V120	Wind: direction between 050° and 120°
9999	Visibility: 10 km or more
BKN016	Cloud: Mostly cloudy 1,600 ft (490 m)
24/21	Temperature 24 °C, dew point 21 °C
Q1019	Pressure (QNH): 1019 hPa

Flight category (US classification, aviationweather.gov): MVFR. This classification says nothing about whether flights operate.

Raw METAR

METAR GCHI 150930Z 08009KT 050V120 9999 BKN016 24/21 Q1019

Forecast periods (TAF issued 09:00 (08:00 UTC))
Period	Change	Wind	Visibility	Weather	Cloud
10:00 to 10:00 tomorrow (1509/1609)	Main forecast	030° 12 kt (22 km/h)	10 km or more	—	A few clouds 2,000 ft (610 m)
11:00 to 16:00 (1510/1515)	At times (TEMPO)	150° 4 kt (7 km/h)	—	—	—

Raw TAF

TAF GCHI 150800Z 1509/1609 03012KT 9999 FEW020 TX26/1514Z TN23/1601Z TEMPO 1510/1515 15004KT

Aerodrome forecasts do not include temperature.

Sunrise and sunset are calculated for sea level and a flat horizon; in mountainous terrain they may differ by a few minutes.

METAR/TAF log

Aviation weather reports issued in the last 24 hours, newest first. Times are the airport’s local time (currently UTC+1), with UTC alongside. METAR is the routine report, SPECI a special report issued when the weather changes significantly, and TAF the aerodrome forecast.

El Hierro Airport: reports from the last 24 hours (47 reports)
Time	Type	Summary	Raw report
09:3008:30 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 24 °C, from the northeast 19 km/h (10 kt)	METAR GCHI 150830Z 05010KT 9999 BKN017 24/20 Q1019
09:0008:00 UTC	METAR	Partly cloudy, 23 °C, from the northeast 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 150800Z 03010KT 350V060 9999 SCT016 23/20 Q1019
09:0008:00 UTC	TAF	Forecast for 10:00 to 10:00 tomorrow	TAF GCHI 150800Z 1509/1609 03012KT 9999 FEW020 TX26/1514Z TN23/1601Z TEMPO 1510/1515 15004KT
08:3007:30 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 23 °C, from the north 17 km/h (9 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 150730Z 02009KT 330V050 9999 BKN016 23/20 Q1018
08:0007:00 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 23 °C, from the north 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 150700Z 01010KT 340V040 9999 BKN016 23/20 Q1018
07:3006:30 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 23 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 150630Z 36011KT 340V040 9999 BKN016 23/20 Q1018
07:0006:00 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 23 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt)	METAR GCHI 150600Z AUTO 36011KT 9999 BKN016 23/20 Q1018
06:3005:30 UTC	METAR	Partly cloudy, 23 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 150530Z AUTO 01011KT 340V050 9999 SCT016 23/20 Q1017
06:0005:00 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 23 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt)	METAR GCHI 150500Z AUTO 36011KT 9999 BKN016 23/20 Q1017
05:3004:30 UTC	METAR	Partly cloudy, 23 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 150430Z AUTO 01011KT 330V040 9999 SCT016 23/20 Q1017
05:0004:00 UTC	METAR	Partly cloudy, 23 °C, from the north 24 km/h (13 kt)	METAR GCHI 150400Z AUTO 36013KT 9999 SCT016 SCT022 23/19 Q1017
04:3003:30 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 23 °C, from the north 24 km/h (13 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 150330Z AUTO 36013KT 330V030 9999 OVC016 23/20 Q1017
04:0003:00 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 23 °C, from the north 24 km/h (13 kt)	METAR GCHI 150300Z AUTO 36013KT 9999 OVC016 23/20 Q1018
03:3002:30 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 23 °C, from the north 22 km/h (12 kt)	METAR GCHI 150230Z AUTO 36012KT 9999 OVC015 23/20 Q1018
03:0002:00 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 23 °C, from the north 22 km/h (12 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 150200Z AUTO 36012KT 330V040 9999 OVC015 23/20 Q1018
03:0002:00 UTC	TAF	Forecast for 04:00 to 04:00 tomorrow	TAF GCHI 150200Z 1503/1603 02012KT 9999 SCT020 TX26/1514Z TN23/1506Z PROB40 TEMPO 1503/1507 BKN014 TEMPO 1510/1515 15004KT
02:3001:30 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 23 °C, from the north 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 150130Z AUTO 01010KT 340V050 9999 OVC016 23/20 Q1018
02:0001:00 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 23 °C, from the north 22 km/h (12 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 150100Z AUTO 01012KT 330V050 9999 OVC016 23/20 Q1019
01:3000:30 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 23 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt)	METAR GCHI 150030Z AUTO 36011KT 9999 OVC015 23/20 Q1019
01:0000:00 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 23 °C, from the north 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 150000Z AUTO 36010KT 330V030 9999 OVC014 23/20 Q1019
00:3023:30 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 24 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 142330Z AUTO 36011KT 330V050 9999 BKN014 24/21 Q1020
00:0323:03 UTC	TAF	Forecast for 00:00 to 22:00 (amended)	TAF AMD GCHI 142303Z 1423/1521 02011KT 9999 SCT020 TX26/1514Z TN23/1506Z TEMPO 1423/1507 BKN014 TEMPO 1510/1515 15004KT
00:0023:00 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 24 °C, from the north 22 km/h (12 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 142300Z AUTO 36012KT 320V030 9999 OVC013 24/20 Q1020
14 October 23:3022:30 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 24 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 142230Z AUTO 36011KT 330V050 9999 BKN013 24/21 Q1020
14 October 23:0022:00 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 24 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt)	METAR GCHI 142200Z AUTO 35011KT 9999 OVC013 24/21 Q1020
14 October 22:3021:30 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 24 °C, from the north 22 km/h (12 kt)	METAR GCHI 142130Z AUTO 35012KT 9999 OVC014 24/20 Q1020
14 October 22:0021:00 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 24 °C, from the north 22 km/h (12 kt)	METAR GCHI 142100Z AUTO 35012KT 9999 OVC015 24/20 Q1019
14 October 21:3020:30 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 24 °C, from the north 22 km/h (12 kt)	METAR GCHI 142030Z AUTO 35012KT 9999 BKN016 24/20 Q1019
14 October 21:0020:00 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 24 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 142000Z AUTO 36011KT 330V030 9999 BKN016 24/20 Q1019
14 October 21:0020:00 UTC	TAF	Forecast for 14 October 22:00 to 22:00	TAF GCHI 142000Z 1421/1521 02011KT 9999 SCT020 TX26/1514Z TN23/1506Z TEMPO 1510/1515 15004KT
14 October 20:3019:30 UTC	METAR	Mostly cloudy, 24 °C, from the north 20 km/h (11 kt)	METAR GCHI 141930Z AUTO 36011KT 9999 BKN015 24/20 Q1019
14 October 20:0019:00 UTC	METAR	Partly cloudy, 24 °C, from the north 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between northwest and northeast	METAR GCHI 141900Z AUTO 36010KT 330V030 9999 SCT014 24/20 Q1019
14 October 19:3018:30 UTC	METAR	Partly cloudy, 24 °C, from the north 15 km/h (8 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141830Z AUTO 01008KT 340V050 9999 SCT014 24/20 Q1019
14 October 19:0018:00 UTC	METAR	Overcast, 24 °C, from the north 17 km/h (9 kt), varying between north and east	METAR GCHI 141800Z AUTO 02009KT 340V070 9999 BKN015 BKN020 OVC025 24/20 Q1019
14 October 18:3017:30 UTC	METAR	Good visibility, no low cloud, 24 °C, from the northeast 19 km/h (10 kt), varying between north and east	METAR GCHI 141730Z AUTO 03010KT 350V070 CAVOK 24/20 Q1018
14 October 18:0017:00 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 24 °C, from the northeast 24 km/h (13 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141700Z 04013KT 360V060 9999 FEW020 24/20 Q1018
14 October 17:3016:30 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 25 °C, from the northeast 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141630Z 03011KT 350V060 9999 FEW020 25/20 Q1018
14 October 17:0016:00 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 25 °C, from the northeast 22 km/h (12 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141600Z 03012KT 340V060 9999 FEW022 25/20 Q1019
14 October 16:3015:30 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 25 °C, from the northeast 22 km/h (12 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141530Z 03012KT 350V060 9999 FEW024 25/20 Q1019
14 October 16:0015:00 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 26 °C, from the northeast 22 km/h (12 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141500Z 03012KT 340V060 9999 FEW024 26/20 Q1018
14 October 15:3014:30 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 26 °C, from the northeast 24 km/h (13 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141430Z 03013KT 350V060 9999 FEW024 26/21 Q1019
14 October 15:0014:00 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 27 °C, from the northeast 20 km/h (11 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141400Z 03011KT 340V060 9999 FEW024 27/20 Q1019
14 October 15:0014:00 UTC	TAF	Forecast for 14 October 16:00 to 16:00	TAF GCHI 141400Z 1415/1515 02012KT 9999 SCT025 TX25/1514Z TN23/1506Z TEMPO 1509/1513 17006KT
14 October 14:3013:30 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 26 °C, from the northeast 22 km/h (12 kt), varying between north and east	METAR GCHI 141330Z 03012KT 350V070 9999 FEW024 26/20 Q1019
14 October 14:0013:00 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 26 °C, from the northeast 26 km/h (14 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141300Z 04014KT 360V060 9999 FEW020 26/20 Q1020
14 October 13:3012:30 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 26 °C, from the northeast 24 km/h (13 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141230Z 04013KT 360V060 9999 FEW020 26/21 Q1020
14 October 13:0012:00 UTC	METAR	A few clouds, 25 °C, from the northeast 24 km/h (13 kt), varying between north and northeast	METAR GCHI 141200Z 03013KT 350V060 9999 FEW022 25/20 Q1020

Reports are kept for 30 days; the last 7 days are available from the API.

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Key facts

IATA code: VDE
ICAO code: GCHI
Type: Medium airport
Country: Spain
Municipality served: El Hierro
Airport reference point: 27.8148° N, 17.8871° W27° 48′ 53″ N, 17° 53′ 14″ W
Elevation: 31 m (103 ft)
Runways: 1

Runways

Runways at El Hierro Airport
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting	True bearing
16/34	1,250 m (4,101 ft)	30 m	Asphalt	Yes	16 152°34 332°

Bearings are relative to true north; runway names come from the magnetic bearing.

Nearest airports

La Palma Airport (SPC), Spain: 91 km
Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS), Spain: 132 km
Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN), Spain: 169 km

Distances are straight-line distances between airport reference points.