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El Hierro AirportGCHI / VDE

El Hierro Airport serves El Hierro Island, Canary Islands, Spain. Its ICAO code is GCHI and its IATA code VDE. The longest of its one runway is 16/34, at 4,101 ft (1,250 m). The field is 103 ft (31 m) above sea level. Local time is Atlantic/Canary, UTC, or UTC+1 with daylight saving.

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ICAO
GCHI
IATA
VDE
LONGEST RUNWAY
4,101 ft
1,250 m · 16/34
ELEVATION
103 ft
31 m
TIME ZONE
UTC
Atlantic/Canary
POSITION
27.815°N
17.887°W

Runways

16/344,101 ft · 1,250 mASP

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Questions people ask about El Hierro Airport

How long is the runway at El Hierro Airport?

The longest runway, 16/34, is 4,101 ft (1,250 m), surface ASP.

What is the elevation of El Hierro Airport?

103 ft (31 m) above mean sea level.

What time zone is El Hierro Airport in?

Atlantic/Canary: UTC, or UTC+1 with daylight saving.

What are the codes for El Hierro Airport?

ICAO GCHI, IATA VDE. It serves El Hierro Island, Spain.

How far can you fly from El Hierro Island?
Open the mapper with a 7,300 nm range ring around GCHI, then pick your own aircraft, add a route and check every leg.
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