El Hierro Airport – VDE El Hierro
Inaugurated in December of 1972, El Hierro Airport is the only airport on the island of El Hierro, Spain. Its airport code VDE comes from its location 5.6 miles (nine kilometers) northeast of Valverde, a municipality in the Canary Islands on the northeast section of El Hierro. Construction on the airport began in 1967 and was completed on the 11th of November in 1972.
Best Time to Visit
El Hierro Airport is primarily dedicated to national air traffic, specifically flights to and from Gran Canaria and Tenerife North. Around 1989 and 1990, a new control tower was built on the west side of the runway, with the old one being demolished, and a new passenger terminal constructed as well. In 1992, BinterCanarias’ takeover of the Tenerife-El Hierro route with their ATR-72 necessitated the extension of the runway to 3,953 feet (1,205 meters) to support an increase in passengers and operations. At present, runway 16/34 measures 4,101 feet (1,250 meters) long. Travelers can easily get to Tamaduste, Echedo, Guarazoca, Mocanal, Tesbabo, or Valverde from El Hierro Airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Some of the accommodation options in close proximity to El Hierro Airport are the Hotel Villa El Mocanal less than six kilometers away, and the Parador de El Hierro less than 8 miles off. Hotel Villa El Mocanal is a little over two kilometers from Poso de las Cascosas, 2.5 miles from Mirador dela Pena, and 4.8 miles from Ecomuseo de Guinea y Lagartario, which in turn, is 4.5 miles from the Parador de El Hierro.
Some of VDE El Hierro’s neighboring airports are La Gomera Tenerife Airport 44 miles away, La Palma Airport 56 miles off, Tenerife South Airport 82 miles from VDE, and Tenerife North Airport a bit farther 105 miles away.
