London (STN) – Tenerife (TFS)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,995 km
1,861 mi · 1,617 nm
Flight time
4 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
377 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (223 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
521,242
2024 · +0.3%
Flights / week
58
Both directions, average
Seats filled
90%
579,453 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 STN to TFSSTNTFS
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from STN
214°
Heading from TFS
23°
Halfway point
40.27, -9.66
Great-circle km
2,997 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 48,854 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMar48.9KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202442,142
Feb 202442,756
Mar 202448,854
Apr 202442,770
May 202441,971
Jun 202444,478
Jul 202444,814
Aug 202446,240
Sep 202442,093
Oct 202445,312
Nov 202442,647
Dec 202437,165
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 277 flights
0100200300JanFebMar277AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024257
Feb 2024254
Mar 2024277
Apr 2024236
May 2024235
Jun 2024240
Jul 2024246
Aug 2024250
Sep 2024239
Oct 2024262
Nov 2024265
Dec 2024242

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,997 km.

STN 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 → STN 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 STN

Route Distance Passengers / year
STN → DUB472 km 956,463
STN → SAW2,524 km 877,269
STN → CIA1,461 km 559,091
STN → BCN1,185 km 509,761
STN → BGY980 km 501,414
STN → BUD1,455 km 498,175
STN → ALC1,513 km 486,348
STN → PMI1,384 km 474,635
STN → MAD1,299 km 448,342
STN → OTP2,073 km 443,896

More routes from TFS

Route Distance Passengers / year
TFS → MAN3,046 km 975,825
TFS → LGW2,911 km 728,806
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 (STN) and Tenerife (TFS) are 2,995 km (1,861 miles, 1,617 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.