Where is TFN airport?

TFN is a large airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, at 28.4828, -16.3417, 633 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve Tenerife?

Tenerife has 2 airports: TFN, TFS.

What time zone is TFN in?

TFN is in the Atlantic/Canary time zone, UTC / UTC+1 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use TFN?

7,187,038 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 1,618,587 passengers, +1.0% on the same months of 2025.

Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport opened in 1946.

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TFN — Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport

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Large airport in Tenerife, Spain.

IATA code: TFN
ICAO code: GCXO
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,187,038; 2025 · +5.9% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 21; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC / UTC+1; Atlantic/Canary
Elevation: 633 m; 2,077 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,171 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 1,618,587 passengers, +1.0% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About TFN

Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport is a large airport serving Tenerife, Spain. It opened in 1946 and is run by ENAIRE. 7,187,038 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 21 nonstop routes from TFN.

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Busiest nonstop routes from TFN

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
TFN → MAD	Madrid, Spain	1,771 km	1,785,863
TFN → LPA	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain	112 km	974,985
TFN → SPC	Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain	139 km	734,233
TFN → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	2,195 km	627,934
TFN → ACE	San Bartolomé, Spain	272 km	427,136
TFN → SVQ	Seville, Spain	1,390 km	340,329
TFN → FUE	Fuerteventura, Spain	243 km	335,517
TFN → VDE	El Hierro, Spain	169 km	249,797
TFN → AGP	Málaga, Spain	1,434 km	246,006
TFN → BIO	Bilbao, Spain	2,037 km	218,447
TFN → VLC	Valencia, Spain	1,902 km	167,696
TFN → ALC	Alicante, Spain	1,823 km	154,433
TFN → SCQ	Santiago de Compostela, Spain	1,751 km	123,838
TFN → OVD	Oviedo, Spain	1,910 km	97,595
TFN → GMZ	La Gomera, Spain	99 km	62,251
TFN → ZAZ	Zaragoza, Spain	2,015 km	54,148
TFN → PMI	Palma, Spain	2,140 km	47,068
TFN → GRX	Granada, Spain	1,519 km	43,677
TFN → VGO	Vigo, Spain	1,677 km	40,910
TFN → XRY	Jerez de la Frontera, Spain	1,329 km	22,299
TFN → SDR	Santander, Spain	2,001 km	20,363

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Other airports in Tenerife

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
TFS	Tenerife Sur Airport	Tenerife	54 km

All Tenerife airports and the distances between them →

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
GMZ	La Gomera Airport	La Gomera, Spain	99 km
LPA	Gran Canaria Airport	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain	112 km
SPC	La Palma Airport	Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain	139 km

Distance from TFN to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
TFN → LHR	London, United Kingdom	2,876 km	—
TFN → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	7,026 km	—
TFN → CDG	Paris, France	2,792 km	—
TFN → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	3,185 km	—
TFN → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	4,304 km	—
TFN → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3,170 km	—
TFN → JFK	New York, United States	5,344 km	—
TFN → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,406 km	—
TFN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,299 km	—
TFN → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	12,870 km	—
TFN → HND	Tokyo, Japan	12,490 km	—
TFN → DOH	Doha, Qatar	6,669 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
12/30	3,171 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain · 28.4828, -16.3417

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Questions

Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport has the IATA code TFN and the ICAO code GCXO. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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