El Hierro Airport
Aeropuerto de El Hierro | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | GCHI |
IATA code | VDE |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 31 m (102 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 3 km east of Valverde |
Street | HI-3 |
Local transport | bus |
Basic data | |
opening | December 12, 1972 |
operator | Aena |
Terminals | 1 |
Passengers | 247,204 (2018) |
Air freight | 66 t (2018) |
Flight movements |
5,114 (2018) |
Capacity ( PAX per year) |
350 thousand |
Start-and runway | |
16/34 | 1250 m × 30 m asphalt |
The El Hierro Airport ( Spanish Aeropuerto de El Hierro , IATA code : VDE , ICAO code : GCHI ) is the airport of politically to Spain and geographically to Africa belonging Canary Island of El Hierro .
history
After trying in 1962 to find a suitable area for an airport on the mostly impassable island, in 1968 the construction of the runway with apron and passenger terminal began. The coastal area Llano de los Cangrejos in the northeast of the island near the capital Valverde was selected. Then the radio technology was installed and the airport officially opened on December 12, 1972. In 1977 the runway was expanded. Extensive renovations and the construction of a new tower took place in 1990. In the following two years the runway was expanded again. The current terminal was also built during this time.
Airlines and Destinations
The airport operates domestic flights to the neighboring islands of Gran Canaria and Tenerife , handled by the regional airlines Binter Canarias and Canarias Airlines on behalf of Binter Canarias and Canary Fly .
Traffic figures
year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) | Flight movements |
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2018 | 247.204 | 66 | 5.114 |
2017 | 199,380 | 66 | 4,190 |
2016 | 156,441 | 71 | 3,665 |
2015 | 146,789 | 75 | 3,615 |
2014 | 148.978 | 74 | 3,675 |
2013 | 139.153 | 104 | 3,898 |
2012 | 152.726 | 113 | 4,248 |
2011 | 170.225 | 135 | 4,674 |
2010 | 170,968 | 145 | 4.142 |
2009 | 183,891 | 154 | 4,341 |
2008 | 195.425 | 172 | 4,775 |
2007 | 184,843 | 171 | 4,790 |
2006 | 171,444 | 164 | 4,550 |
2005 | 157.981 | 174 | 4,300 |
2004 | 144,498 | 173 | 4,082 |
2003 | 134.352 | 174 | 3.810 |
2002 | 129,982 | 182 | 3,894 |
2001 | 134,851 | 182 | 3,672 |
2000 | 123.021 | 173 | 3,568 |
Web links
- Official website of the airport (German, English, Spanish)
- Official website of the operator (English, Spanish)
- Airport data on World Aero Data
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b History. Aena.es , accessed on January 14, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Introduction. Aena.es , accessed on January 14, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed October 29, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Airport destinations. Aena.es , accessed October 29, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed January 14, 2019 (Spanish).