El Hierro Airport

Status update: “is attending Routes Europe 2013”

Facts (Overview)

Competitive airport charges
Island with important tourist attractions, such as a unique scuba diving spot at a natural reserve
El Hierro Island is a biosphere reserve since 2000
El Hierro will become the first island in the world to be energy self-sufficient, with a hybrid wind/pumped hydro storage system. This system has become a tourist attraction itself.

Number of Terminals:: 1
Urban population:
Total Catchment Population:: Within 30 min 10,000 inhabitants; within 60 min 11,000 inhabitants
Number of Runways:: 1
Length of main runway (m):: 1,250m
Operational Opening Hours:: S 07:10-18:00; W 08:10:18:00 UTC
Ownership:: Aena Aeropuertos
Number of Direct Destinations:: 2 (Tenerife Norte and Gran Canaria)* *(> 5000 passengers in 2011)
List of Top 5 airlines:
Passenger Numbers (mppa):: Total 170,225; Commercial 168,903
Cargo Tonnes (p.a.):: 135
Number of Serving Airlines:: 2 (Naysa+Binter and Islas Airways)* *(> 5000 passengers in 2011)
Aircraft Parking Stands: