Airport guide

Tenerife South AirportIATA code TFS

Tenerife South Airport (TFS/GCTS) 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: TFS · GCTS; 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 South Airport (TFS/GCTS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Tenerife, Spain in Europe. Operating on Atlantic/Canary local time at coordinates 28.040°, -16.570°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Tenerife South Airport (TFS) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Tenerife, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Tenerife South Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026

IATA code: TFS
ICAO code: GCTS
City: Tenerife
Country: Spain
Region: Europe
Time zone: Atlantic/Canary
Coordinates: 28.044°, -16.573°; From OurAirports
Official website: aena.es/es/aeropuerto-tenerife-sur/index.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 South Airport’s own pages.

TFS airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 64 m (209 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1978; 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)
Passengers, 2022: 10.8 million; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing aena.es (opens in a new tab)
Named after: Tenerife, Queen Sofía of Spain; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport TFN · 54 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at TFS

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 07/25: 3,200 m, asphalt.

Runways at TFS: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
07/25	3,200 m10,499 ft	45 m	asphalt	Lit

Routes from TFS

No route records yet

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

Terminals, transport and parking at TFS

Not yet verified

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

Check directly:aena.es/es/aeropuerto-tenerife-sur/index.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 South Airport: common questions

Where is Tenerife South Airport?

Tenerife South Airport serves Tenerife, Spain. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 28.044°, -16.573°.

What are the airport codes for Tenerife South Airport?

The IATA code is TFS and the ICAO code is GCTS.

What time zone is TFS in?

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

What is the official website of Tenerife South Airport?

The airport’s official website is aena.es/es/aeropuerto-tenerife-sur/index.html. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Tenerife South Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at TFS: 07/25 (3,200 m (10,499 ft), asphalt).

When did Tenerife South Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1978 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Tenerife South Airport?

Wikidata records 10.8 million passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Tenerife South Airport?

Per Wikidata, TFS is operated by ENAIRE.

What is the elevation of Tenerife South Airport?

OurAirports gives TFS’s elevation as 64 m (209 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 South 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 Q821984 (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)