AirportsTenerife Sur 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 TFS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TFS
- ICAO code
- GCTS
- City
- Tenerife
- State or region
- Canary Islands
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 28.0445° N, 16.5725° W
- Elevation
- 64 m (209 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TFS means Tenerife Sur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GCTS. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.0445° N, 16.5725° W. It stands 64 metres (209 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is La Laguna, about 55 km away in a straight line.
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 Sur Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,200 m 10,499 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 Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife | TFN | 54 km |
| La Gomera AirportAlajero, La Gomera Island | GMZ | 63 km |
| Gran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island | LPA | 117 km |
| El Hierro AirportEl Hierro Island | VDE | 132 km |
| La Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island | SPC | 133 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,886 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,972 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,048 km | 9 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,932 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,339 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,290 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,893 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,522 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,677 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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