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 140700Z 03013KT 350V060 9999 FEW020 23/20 Q1020

Observed 1h 26m ago

Wind

030° (NNE) at 13kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 2,000ft

Temperature

23°C / 20°C dew

Humidity

83%

QNH

1020 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 6h 26m ago

TAF GCHI 140200Z 1403/1503 03016KT 9999 SCT030 TX26/1414Z TN23/1406Z
PROB30
TEMPO 1406/1412 VRB05KT

Wed 03:00Z to Thu 03:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 030° (NNE) at 16kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft

Wed 06:00Z to Wed 12:00Z30% temporary

VFR

Wind variable at 5kt

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

07:12Z

Sunset

18:45Z

Daylight

11h 33m

Pressure alt

-99 ft

Density alt

837 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.