Tenerife South Airport (TFS)
- IATA Code TFS
- ICAO Code GCTS
- FAA Code
- Time Zone Atlantic/Canary
- Phone +34 922 759 000
- FAX +34 922 759 247
- Latitude 28.044444
- Longitude -16.5725
- Website www.aena.es
- Email informaciontfs@aena.es
- Current Date and Time 12:42 25-Nov-2025
- Open Hours Monday through Sunday, all day
- Elevation 1234 Feets
- Address 38610 Granadilla, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Tenerife South Airport Facts
Tenerife South Airport is one of two international airports located on the island of Tenerife and the largest of the Canary Islands. It is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona and handled over 9 million passengers in 2014.
In the late 1960s, the island authorities of Tenerife said they needed a new airport at a new location as the existing airport did not meet technical requirements due to adverse weather conditions.
The new airport was inaugurated on 6 November 1978, by Queen Sofía of Spain, to whom the airport is dedicated. The first flight was an Iberia running flight IB187 from Lanzarote, which was operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-9. The flight landed at 10:17. By the end of its first year, 1 million passengers had passed through its doors.
In 1977, the control tower, terminal building and taxiways were completed before the Tenerife airport disaster occurred at Tenerife North Airport in March.
Tenerife South AirportDestinations
Nearest Airports of Tenerife South Airport
- Tenerife Metropolitan Area Airport distance (53 km)
- Tenerife Norte Airport distance (54 km)
- La Gomera Tenerife Airport distance (61 km)
- Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport distance (117 km)
- Valverde Hierro Airport distance (131 km)
- La Palma Airport distance (132 km)
- Fuerteventura Airport distance (268 km)
- Lanzarote Airport distance (306 km)
- Laayoune Hassan I Airport distance (345 km)
- Dakhla Airport distance (485 km)
- Airports nearest Tenerife South Airport