AviatDataEl Hierro Airport VDE / GCHI
Valverde · Canary Islands (Spain) · Aena S.M.E., S.A.
313kpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATAGCHI / VDE
OperatorAena S.M.E., S.A.
Coordinates27.8147°N, 17.8869°W
Elevation103 ft · 31 m
Time zoneWET (UTC+0/+1 DST)
Passengers / yr313,175 (2025)
Customs—
Border control—
SchengenYes
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceGCHI — AIP Spain (ENAIRE), AD 2.GCHI
Operating hoursNot H24; normally approx 07:00-18:00 local (temporarily reduced to approx 08:15-18:00 from Dec 2025 amid ATC staffing shortage)
TerminalsSingle small passenger terminal
Runways (1)
- 16/34 · 1,250 m / 4,101 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Aena-operated regional airport on El Hierro; sole airport on the island. Served year-round by Binter Canarias (to Tenerife Norte and Gran Canaria) and Canaryfly (to Tenerife Norte only) with domestic inter-island turboprop flights. Short 1,250 m runway limits it to regional turboprops; low-traffic (313,175 pax in 2025, down approx 2.8% YoY).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Aviapartner Grupo Canario S.A.
Published ramp/handling agent at El Hierro per Spanish AIP AD 2.4 (sole named ramp agent). Won the Aena 2023 ramp-handling tender for VDE (prior agent: Atlantica), a 7-year licence; Canary Islands rollout phased into 2024. AIP states ramp agents may attend both Commercial and General Aviation (e.g. Binter ATR turboprop ops). No fuel, cargo, de-icing, hangar or repair facilities are published at VDE (AD 2.4 all 'No'). · HR AD (aerodrome operating hours)
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Aviapartner Grupo Canario S.A.
GSE is inherent to the ramp-handling licence held by Aviapartner but is NOT published as a separate service in the AIP (AD 2.4 lists only 'Ramp agents'). No independent source confirms GSE as a distinct offering, so treated as inferred-not-published. · HR AD
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Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed