VDE — El Hierro Airport
- IATA code
- VDE
- ICAO code
- GCHI
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 312,195
- 2025 · −2.9% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 2
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC / UTC+1
- Atlantic/Canary
- Elevation
- 31 m
- 102 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 1,250 m
Jan–Mar 2026: 66,800 passengers, −1.9% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About VDE
El Hierro Airport is a medium-sized airport serving El Hierro, Spain. It opened in 1972 and is run by ENAIRE. 312,195 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 2 nonstop routes from VDE.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from VDE
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| VDE → TFN | 169 km | 249,797 |
| VDE → LPA | 247 km | 71,616 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| GMZ | La Gomera Airport | 70 km |
| SPC | La Palma Airport | 91 km |
| TFS | Tenerife Sur Airport | 132 km |
Distance from VDE to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,250 m | 30 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
El Hierro Island, Canary Islands, Spain · 27.8148, -17.8871
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