AirportsEl Hierro Airport is a medium-sized airport serving El Hierro Island, in Canary Islands, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VDE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VDE
- ICAO code
- GCHI
- City
- El Hierro Island
- State or region
- Canary Islands
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.8148° N, 17.8871° W
- Elevation
- 31 m (103 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,250 m (4,101 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VDE means El Hierro Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GCHI. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.8148° N, 17.8871° W. It stands 31 metres (103 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is La Laguna, about 171 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Canary, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
El Hierro Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,250 metres (4,101 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 43.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,250 m 4,101 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Gomera AirportAlajero, La Gomera Island | GMZ | 70 km |
| La Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island | SPC | 91 km |
| Tenerife Sur AirportTenerife | TFS | 132 km |
| Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife | TFN | 169 km |
| Gran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island | LPA | 246 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,012 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,102 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,179 km | 9 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,007 km | 4 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,241 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,199 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,024 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,590 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,770 km | 23 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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