{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"El Hierro Airport","iataCode":"VDE","icaoCode":"GCHI","city":"El Hierro Island","country":"ES","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":27.8148,"longitude":-17.8871},"elevationMeters":31,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Codes VDE (IATA) and GCHI (ICAO) belong to the only airport on El Hierro, the smallest and most westerly Canary Island and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, opened on 11 December 1972 about 9 km north-east of the island capital Valverde. The freight role is marginal in the extreme: around 322,000 passengers used the airport in 2024 against just 53 tonnes of air cargo, down from 58 tonnes in 2023. Binter Canarias and Canaryfly link VDE by ATR 72 turboprop to Tenerife Norte (TFN) and Gran Canaria (LPA) ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/el-hierro-airport-vde","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/el-hierro-airport-vde","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"El Hierro Airport · (IATA: VDE) · El Hierro Island, ES · 31 m"}