AirportsTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport is a large airport serving Tenerife, in Canary Islands, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TFN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TFN
- ICAO code
- GCXO
- City
- Tenerife
- State or region
- Canary Islands
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 28.4828° N, 16.3417° W
- Elevation
- 633 m (2,076 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,171 m (10,404 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TFN means Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GCXO. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.4828° N, 16.3417° W. It stands 633 metres (2,076 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Canary, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,171 metres (10,404 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,171 m 10,404 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tenerife Sur AirportTenerife | TFS | 54 km |
| La Gomera AirportAlajero, La Gomera Island | GMZ | 99 km |
| Gran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island | LPA | 112 km |
| La Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island | SPC | 139 km |
| El Hierro AirportEl Hierro Island | VDE | 169 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,844 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,936 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,013 km | 8 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,878 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,334 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,281 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,858 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,468 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,683 km | 23 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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