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 311330Z 03014KT 340V060 9999 FEW019 27/20 Q1019

Observed 29 min ago

Wind

030° (NNE) at 14kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 1,900ft

Temperature

27°C / 20°C dew

Humidity

66%

QNH

1019 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 5h 59m ago

TAF GCHI 310800Z 3109/0109 01016KT 9999 FEW020 TX28/3112Z TN22/0106Z
PROB30
TEMPO 3109/0109 02016G26KT

Mon 09:00Z to Tue 09:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 010° (N) at 16kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 2,000ft

Mon 09:00Z to Tue 09:00Z30% temporary

VFR

Wind 020° (NNE) at 16kt, gusting 26kt

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:51Z

Sunset

19:35Z

Daylight

12h 45m

Pressure alt

-69 ft

Density alt

1,355 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.