Does El Hierro Airport (GCHI) have a METAR?

Yes. El Hierro Airport (GCHI) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day.

GCHI · El Hierro Airport

METAR & TAF for El Hierro Airport

Live aviation weather for GCHI, decoded in plain English. Elevation 103ft, runways 16/34.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR GCHI 151530Z 14004KT 100V180 9999 FEW017 26/21 Q1018

Observed 22 min ago

Wind

140° (SE) at 4kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 1,700ft

Temperature

26°C / 21°C dew

Humidity

74%

QNH

1018 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 1h 52m ago

TAF GCHI 151400Z 1515/1615 02012KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 TX26/1613Z TN22/1601Z
PROB40
TEMPO 1515/1518 08006KT
TEMPO 1610/1615 15004KT

Thu 15:00Z to Fri 15:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 020° (NNE) at 12kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 1,500ft, scattered at 2,000ft

Thu 15:00Z to Thu 18:00Z40% temporary

VFR

Wind 080° (E) at 6kt

Fri 10:00Z to Fri 15:00ZTemporary

VFR

Wind 150° (SSE) at 4kt

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

07:12Z

Sunset

18:44Z

Daylight

11h 32m

Pressure alt

-39 ft

Density alt

1,272 ft

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Can I fly from El Hierro Airport today?

Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.

Common questions

Does El Hierro Airport (GCHI) issue a METAR?

Yes. El Hierro Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.

What is a personal minima?

Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.

Where does this weather come from?

Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.