El Hierro Airport

El Hierro Airport

El Hierro-Valverde airport is the only link to mainland from the island besides the ferries, The small airport on the canary islands is managed by AENA, who are also responsible for monitoring Spanish airspace.
  • URL: El Hierro (VDE)
  • Time zone: GMT 0
  • Service telephone: +34 91 321 10-00; +34 902 404-704
  • Address: Aeropuerto de El Hierro-Valverde, El Cangrejo s/n, 38910 Valverde del Hierro, Islas Canarias, Espana
  • Operating company: AENA
  • Parking: Yes, there are 240 free parking spaces.
  • Directions by car: From Valverde on the HI-2 towards Puerto de la Estaca, after about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) turn onto the HI-3.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.41%), Tuesday (11.47%), Wednesday (11.18%), Thursday (10.59%), Friday (20.59%), Saturday (13.82%), Sunday (17.94%)
  • Alternative spelling: El Hiero, Иерро, Ελ Χιέρο, Ελ Ιέρο, Эль Йерро, Ел Хиеро, Ел Йеро, אל היירו, エル・イエロ島, هييرو, Հիեռո, 耶羅島, 耶罗, Valverde

Location
The airport was opened on 12th December 1962 and is in the far northeast of the small island directly on the Atlantic Ocean. Motorists drive towards Valverde and then on the HI-2 towards Puerto de la Estaca, after about 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) past Valverde, the HI-3 ends directly at the airport.