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London (LGW) – Tenerife (TFS)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,911 km
1,809 mi · 1,572 nm
Flight time
4 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
366 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (217 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
728,806
2024 · +2.5%
Flights / week
78
Both directions, average
Seats filled
88%
829,232 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_es), reported by the airport in Spain, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from LGW to TFSLGWTFS
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LGW
214°
Heading from TFS
24°
Halfway point
39.89, -9.77
Great-circle km
2,913 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 72,329 passengers
050K100KJanFebMar72.3KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202454,724
Feb 202468,564
Mar 202472,329
Apr 202460,954
May 202458,826
Jun 202457,138
Jul 202457,163
Aug 202460,110
Sep 202456,418
Oct 202460,036
Nov 202461,616
Dec 202460,928
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 402 flights
0200400600JanFebMar402AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024318
Feb 2024384
Mar 2024402
Apr 2024348
May 2024339
Jun 2024290
Jul 2024297
Aug 2024300
Sep 2024304
Oct 2024340
Nov 2024367
Dec 2024390

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,913 km.

LGW London → TFS Tenerife

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

TFS Tenerife → LGW London

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between London and Tenerife

TFSTFN
LHR2,9302,876
LGW2,9112,857
STN2,9952,941
LTN2,9712,917
LCY2,9532,900
SEN2,9842,931

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports · All Tenerife airports

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → PMI1,309 km 725,184

More routes from TFS

Route Distance Passengers / year
TFS → MAN3,046 km 975,825
TFS → STN2,995 km 521,242
TFS → BHX2,976 km 441,909
TFS → MAD1,823 km 440,082
TFS → BRS2,840 km 417,537
TFS → EDI3,274 km 349,531
TFS → BRU3,094 km 339,936
TFS → EMA3,027 km 317,969
TFS → DUB2,943 km 312,612
TFS → DUS3,237 km 297,763

Questions

London (LGW) and Tenerife (TFS) are 2,911 km (1,809 miles, 1,572 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.