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El Hierro airport

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El Hierro airport (VDE)
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Passengers 2024
322 thousand
From the city
3 km

About the airport

El Hierro airport (VDE)
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El Hierro Airport, opened on December 11, 1972, serves the island of the same name, situated in the Canary Islands. It operates with flights to and from Gran Canaria and Tenerife Norte.

Official Website: aena.es

Number of Terminals - 1 - Open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Airlines: Binter Canarias (Tel +34 922 327 700), Canaryfly (Tel +34 928 018 500).

Annual passenger traffic: 322,000 passengers went through it in 2024.

Tel: +34 913 211 000. - FACEBOOK

Information desk in the check-in area and tourist office in the Arrivals Hall.

Location

The airport is situated 3 km (2 miles) northeast from the city of Valverde, in the island of El Hierro.

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Getting to and from VDE Line 10 from TransHierro (Tel +34 922 551 175) links the airport with Valverde in 15 minutes, going through Balaustrada and El Puente. Tickets cost €1.28… Full guide →

Car rental

There are car rental counters from CICAR (Tel +34 902 244 444 / 928 822 900 / 922 551 539 - 8:00 am to 7:00 pm) and Plus Car (Tel +34 928 827 055 / 922 550 076 - according to flight schedules) on the ground floor of the terminal.

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Services and VIP lounges

The airport has free Wi-Fi access.

Food and Drinks

In the Arrivals Hall, there is a coffee shop.

Shopping

There is a multi-store in the public area with perfumes, cosmetics, sweets, jewellery, apparel, tobacco, liquor.

Baggage

The lost and found office is situated in the check-in area, on the ground floor (Tel +34 922 553 718).

Other Services

Children's play area, water fountains.

Parking

The parking lot has covered spaces, is free and situated a few meters away from the terminal building, which can be accessed in a couple of minutes.

Special assistance

Reserved parking spaces. Passengers requiring special assistance or wheelchairs are advised to arrange the proper services with their airline or travel agency at the moment of their reservation or at least 48 hours prior to their arrival. Unaccompanied minors between 5 and 12 years old will be escorted by the airline crew from check-in until their destination. Further information: Tel +34 913 211 000.

Hotels and overnight stay

Some of the closest accommodations to the enclosure are:

Hotel Boomerang (2.8 km/1.7 miles)
Hotel Villa El Mocanal (5.5 km/3.4 miles)
7 Calcosas (6.5 km/4 miles)
Casa Abuela Estebana (10.2 km/6.3 miles)
Hotel Puntagrande (10.5 km/6.5 miles)

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