Introduction

Inaugurated in 1972, the airport of El Hierro, located in the municipality of Valverde, has changed life on the island, improving communications with the rest of the archipelago and paving the way to a new type of tourism.

Air traffic is domesticl, with the main origin/destination of flights being Tenerife Norte Airport and, to a lesser extent, the airports of Gran Canaria and La Palma.

In 2005, the airport handled 157,945 passengers, 4,300 operations and 174 tonnes of cargo.

History

The first aeronautical event on the island of El Hierro occurred on 12 December 1955 when a helicopter flew to the island, in what was also the first search and rescue operation in the Canary Islands, to airlift a sick person off the island.

Studies for the localisation of an airport began in 1962. Due to the complicated relief of the island, the options were limited and in the end an area on the coast was chosen, known as Llano de los Cangrejos, situated in the northeast of the island, close to its capital, Valverde.

At the end of 1968 work began on runway 16-34, an aircraft platform and a passenger terminal. In 1972, a transmitter station was built, following which the airport was inaugurated on 12 December of that same year. It was opened to national domestic passenger and cargo traffic and classified as third category.

In 1975 the first radio-electric facilities were installed in the airport and in 1977 the runway was extended. The airport's aeronautical limitations were published in 1986.

In 1990 a new control tower was built and the passenger terminal renovated. During 1991 and 1992 the runway was extended. Finally, the current passenger terminal was built.

The first aeronautical event on the island of El Hierro occurred on 12 December 1955 when a helicopter flew to the island, in what was also the first search and rescue operation in the Canary Islands, to airlift a sick person off the island.

Studies for the localisation of an airport began in 1962. Due to the complicated relief of the island, the options were limited and in the end an area on the coast was chosen, known as Llano de los Cangrejos, situated in the northeast of the island, close to its capital, Valverde.

At the end of 1968 work began on runway 16-34, an aircraft platform and a passenger terminal. In 1972, a transmitter station was built, following which the airport was inaugurated on 12 December of that same year. It was opened to national domestic passenger and cargo traffic and classified as third category.

In 1975 the first radio-electric facilities were installed in the airport and in 1977 the runway was extended. The airport's aeronautical limitations were published in 1986.

In 1990 a new control tower was built and the passenger terminal renovated. During 1991 and 1992 the runway was extended. Finally, the current passenger terminal was built.

The first aeronautical event on the island of El Hierro occurred on 12 December 1955 when a helicopter flew to the island, in what was also the first search and rescue operation in the Canary Islands, to airlift a sick person off the island.

Studies for the localisation of an airport began in 1962. Due to the complicated relief of the island, the options were limited and in the end an area on the coast was chosen, known as Llano de los Cangrejos, situated in the northeast of the island, close to its capital, Valverde.

At the end of 1968 work began on runway 16-34, an aircraft platform and a passenger terminal. In 1972, a transmitter station was built, following which the airport was inaugurated on 12 December of that same year. It was opened to national domestic passenger and cargo traffic and classified as third category.

In 1975 the first radio-electric facilities were installed in the airport and in 1977 the runway was extended. The airport's aeronautical limitations were published in 1986.

In 1990 a new control tower was built and the passenger terminal renovated. During 1991 and 1992 the runway was extended. Finally, the current passenger terminal was built.

El Hierro Airport - AENA airport

Address:

El Cangrejo s/n 38910 Valverde del Hierro/Sta. Cruz de Tenerife

Telephone: 922 553 700

URL: http://www.aena.es/elhierro

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Runway 16/34

4101 x 98 feet
1250 x 30 meters

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El Hierro Airport - AENA airport

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