TFN

Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport

ICAO GCXO28.4828°N 16.3417°W633 m / 2,076 ftLarge airport
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Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (IATA: TFN, ICAO: GCXO) is a large airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It opened on 3 May 1946. It has one runway, 3,171 m (10,404 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by ENAIRE. In 2025 it handled 7.2 million passengers.

Timeline

6 events · 1946–1980
03 MAY 1946
OpenedTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport opens.
03 DEC 1972
DisasterSpantax Flight 275.155 killed
27 MAR 1977
DisasterTenerife airport disaster.583 killed
27 MAR 1977
DisasterKLM PH-BUF.248 killed
27 MAR 1977
DisasterPan Am N736PA.335 killed
25 APR 1980
DisasterDan-Air Flight 1008.146 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Aeropuerto de Tenerife-Norte
12/30111° / 291° · LIT
LENGTH3,171 m10,404 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2014–2025
3.6M
3.7M
4.1M
4.5M
5.4M
5.8M
2.8M
3.9M
5.6M
6.1M
6.8M
7.2M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

33 destinations · 4 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 mi2,000 miGMZ · La Gomera Airport · 99 km / 62 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 112 km / 70 miSPC · La Palma Airport · 139 km / 86 miVDE · El Hierro Airport · 169 km / 105 miFUE · Fuerteventura Airport · 242 km / 150 miACE · César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · 272 km / 169 miFNC · Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · 471 km / 293 miXRY · Jerez Airport · 1,329 km / 826 miPDL · João Paulo II Airport · 1,347 km / 837 miSVQ · Seville Airport · 1,390 km / 864 miAGP · Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 1,434 km / 891 miBJZ · Badajoz Airport · 1,453 km / 903 miGRX · F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport · 1,519 km / 944 miVGO · Vigo Airport · 1,679 km / 1,043 miRMU · Region of Murcia International Airport · 1,751 km / 1,088 miSCQ · Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport · 1,753 km / 1,089 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 1,772 km / 1,101 miLCG · A Coruña Airport · 1,795 km / 1,115 miVLL · Valladolid Airport · 1,800 km / 1,118 miALC · Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · 1,822 km / 1,132 miVLC · Valencia Airport · 1,902 km / 1,182 miOVD · Asturias Airport · 1,912 km / 1,188 miSDR · Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport · 2,003 km / 1,245 miZAZ · Zaragoza Airport · 2,016 km / 1,253 miBIO · Bilbao Airport · 2,038 km / 1,266 miPNA · Pamplona Airport · 2,064 km / 1,283 miEAS · San Sebastián Airport · 2,103 km / 1,307 miPMI · Palma de Mallorca Airport · 2,139 km / 1,329 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 2,195 km / 1,364 miDUS · Düsseldorf Airport · 3,184 km / 1,978 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 3,185 km / 1,979 miRAK · Marrakesh Menara Airport · 871 km / 541 miMLN · Melilla Airport · 1,471 km / 914 miFRABCNPMIEASOVDVLCVLLRMUVGOMLNBJZSVQPDLRAKFNCACEVDEDUSZAZSDRLCGMADGRXSPCLPAPNABIOALCSCQAGPXRYFUEGMZTFN
Year-round31
GMZLa Gomera AirportSpain · Binter Canarias99 km62 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Canaryfly, Binter Canarias112 km70 miSPCLa Palma AirportSpain · Canaryfly, Binter Canarias139 km86 miVDEEl Hierro AirportSpain · Canaryfly, Binter Canarias169 km105 miFUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Canaryfly, Binter Canarias242 km150 miACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Canaryfly, Binter Canarias272 km169 miFNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Binter Canarias471 km293 miXRYJerez AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,329 km826 miPDLJoão Paulo II AirportPortugal · Binter Canarias1,347 km837 miSVQSeville AirportSpain · Air Europa, Vueling, Binter Canarias1,390 km864 miAGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · Vueling1,434 km891 miBJZBadajoz AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,453 km903 miGRXF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén AirportSpain · Vueling, Binter Canarias1,519 km944 miVGOVigo AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,679 km1,043 miRMURegion of Murcia International AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,751 km1,088 miSCQSantiago-Rosalía de Castro AirportSpain · Wizz Air, Vueling1,753 km1,089 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Iberia Express, Air Europa, Binter Canarias1,772 km1,101 miLCGA Coruña AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,795 km1,115 miVLLValladolid AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,800 km1,118 miALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Vueling1,822 km1,132 miVLCValencia AirportSpain · Vueling, Binter Canarias1,902 km1,182 miOVDAsturias AirportSpain · Vueling, Binter Canarias1,912 km1,188 miSDRSeve Ballesteros-Santander AirportSpain · Binter Canarias2,003 km1,245 miZAZZaragoza AirportSpain · Binter Canarias2,016 km1,253 miBIOBilbao AirportSpain · Air Europa, Vueling2,038 km1,266 miPNAPamplona AirportSpain · Binter Canarias2,064 km1,283 miEASSan Sebastián AirportSpain · Binter Canarias2,103 km1,307 miPMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Binter Canarias2,139 km1,329 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Vueling2,195 km1,364 miDUSDüsseldorf AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland3,184 km1,978 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland3,185 km1,979 mi
Most destinationsBinter Canarias 25Vueling 9Canaryfly 5Iberia 5Air Europa 3TUI fly Deutschland 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from TFN. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport” (revision of 21 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers7.2M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#273of 3,974 · #11 Africa · #12 ESLongest runway3,171 m10,404 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#896of 29,823 · #140 Africa · #16 ESElevation633 m2,076 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=8,539of 43,341 · #1,616 Africa · #120 ESAgeOpened 19462026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=2,744of 15,079 · #42 Africa · =25 ESRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =176 Africa · =25 ES
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

7 channels
APPAPP124.800
ATISATIS118.575
GNDGND121.700
TWRTWR118.700
EmerEmergency airport243.000
TWRLocal Mil257.800
APPApp secondary128.850