Airport guide

Tenerife North AirportIATA code TFN

Tenerife North Airport (TFN/GCXO) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Tenerife, Spain in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Tenerife, Spain
Codes: TFN · GCXO; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Atlantic/Canary
Region: Europe

Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Tenerife North Airport (TFN/GCXO) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Tenerife, Spain in Europe. Operating on Atlantic/Canary local time at coordinates 28.490°, -16.350°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Tenerife North Airport (TFN) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Tenerife, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Tenerife North Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026

IATA code: TFN
ICAO code: GCXO
City: Tenerife
Country: Spain
Region: Europe
Time zone: Atlantic/Canary
Coordinates: 28.483°, -16.342°; From OurAirports
Official website: aena.es/en/tenerife-norte-ciudad-de-la-laguna.html (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Tenerife North Airport’s own pages.

TFN airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 633 m (2,076 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 3 May 1946; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator: ENAIRE; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Owner: ENAIRE; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2022: 5.57 million; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing aena.es (opens in a new tab)
Named after: Tenerife; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Tenerife Sur Airport TFS · 54 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at TFN

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 12/30: 3,171 m, asphalt.

Runways at TFN: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	3,171 m10,404 ft	45 m	asphalt	Lit

Routes from TFN

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from TFN yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at TFN

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names TFN, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

NTBinter Canarias

Terminals, transport and parking at TFN

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Tenerife, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Tenerife North Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:aena.es/en/tenerife-norte-ciudad-de-la-laguna.html (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Tenerife

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Tenerife North Airport: common questions

Where is Tenerife North Airport?

Tenerife North Airport serves Tenerife, Spain. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 28.483°, -16.342°.

What are the airport codes for Tenerife North Airport?

The IATA code is TFN and the ICAO code is GCXO.

What time zone is TFN in?

Tenerife North Airport is in the Atlantic/Canary time zone.

What is the official website of Tenerife North Airport?

The airport’s official website is aena.es/en/tenerife-norte-ciudad-de-la-laguna.html. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Tenerife North Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at TFN: 12/30 (3,171 m (10,404 ft), asphalt).

When did Tenerife North Airport open?

Wikidata gives 3 May 1946 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Tenerife North Airport?

Wikidata records 5.57 million passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Tenerife North Airport?

Per Wikidata, TFN is operated by ENAIRE, which also owns it.

Which airlines have a hub at TFN?

Wikidata lists TFN as a hub of Binter Canarias.

What is the elevation of Tenerife North Airport?

OurAirports gives TFN’s elevation as 633 m (2,076 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Tenerife North Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q932514 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)