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Tenerife North Airport (IATA: TFN, ICAO: GCXO) is located 11 km by road from Santa Cruz and is one of two international airports on the island. TFN is an inter-island hub, connecting all six Canary Islands, and offers connections to the Spanish Peninsula, Europe, and South America
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The route between Tenerife North and Gran Canaria is the busiest with an average 40 flights per day.
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In the 1977 Tenerife disaster, a PanAm and a KLM Boeing 747 collided on the runway after a KLM plane started to take off without permission from the control tower, killing 583 people - the worst aircraft accident in history. The dense fog that regularly plagues the airport played a major role in this disaster, and since then a second airport, Tenerife Reina Sofía has been built in the south at a lower altitude (where the weather is much more ideal for airport operations). Most airlines have moved their flights to this airport and as a result Los Rodeos is now much quieter than it was before the disaster.
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In 2004 the airport registered passenger traffic of 3.3 million (+15%),In 2005 it rose to 3.8million (+11%)and in 2006 it was over 4 million (+7%).Flights in the same period rose from 56,000 to 65,000 . The busiest route number being to Madrid Airport, at over one million people.
==Official Spotting Locations==


There are no official spotting areas at Tenerife Norte.
==Other Spotting Locations==
===Runway 30 Threshold===
[[File:TFN.jpg|right|thumb|The spottingpoint at Runway 30 Threshold]]
[[File:Air Europa A330-200 EC-JGQ GCXO 014.jpg|right|thumb|Line Up RWY 30 Air Europa A330-200]]
This is the main spotting area at Tenerife Norte. The 'TF-24' road runs south of the eastern end of the runway, and there is a side road from here offering a good view of aircraft touching down and lining up on Runway 30. This location also offers a reasonable view of aircraft departing from Runway 12, although only heavies such as the Iberia A340 will rotate close to this area. The spot is regularly used by local spotters so providing you park in the side road rather than on the main road there should be no problem with police etc.
==Locations to Avoid==
==Regular Traffic==
* Air Europa (Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Sevilla) - A320-200, 737-800, 767-300ER, occasional A330-200
* Binter Canarias (El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote, La Palma) - ATR-72, 737-400,
* British Airways - operated by GB Airways (London-Gatwick) - A320-200
* Cygnus Air - DC-8-62F, 757-200F
* Finnair (Helsinki) - 757-200


== Official Spotting Locations ==
* Iberia (Barcelona, Madrid, Málaga, Sevilla, Valencia) - CRJ-200/900, MD-88, A320-200, A321-200, A340-300 (A340-600 in the summer)
There are no official spotting areas at Tenerife Norte.
* Islas Airways (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma) - ATR-72
 
* Air Berlin with B737-800, A320-200


== Other Spotting Locations ==
* Ryanair (Dublin, Girona) - 737-800
'''Runway 30 Threshold'''


The 'TF-24' road runs south of the eastern end of the runway, and there is a side road from here offering a good view of aircraft touching down and lining up on Runway 30. The spot is regularly used by local spotters so providing you park in the side road rather than on the main road there should be no problem with police etc.
* Santa Barbara Airlines (Caracas) - 767-300ER


* Spanair (Barcelona, Madrid) - 717-200, MD-83, A320-200


== Regular Traffic ==
* Thomsonfly (London Gatwick, Manchester) - 757-200


Air Europa (Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Sevilla)
==Facilities and Transportation==
Binter Canarias (El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote, La Palma)
British Airways
British Airways operated by GB Airways (London-Gatwick)
Thomsonfly
Finnair (Helsinki)
Iberia (Barcelona, Madrid, Málaga, Sevilla, Valencia)
Islas Airways (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma)
Livingston Airlines (Milan-Malpensa)
LTU International (Düsseldorf)
Ryanair (Dublin, Girona)
Santa Barbara Airlines (Caracas)
Spanair (Barcelona, Madrid)

Latest revision as of 01:05, 9 October 2010

Continent: Africa Country: Spain Region: Canary Islands
Tenerife Los Rodeos Airport
Location Tenerife, Canary Islands
IATA code TFN
ICAO code GCXO
Airport type
Website [ ]
Overview map Google Maps
Communications
Tower
Ground
Clearance
Approach
ATIS


Official Spotting Locations

There are no official spotting areas at Tenerife Norte.

Other Spotting Locations

Runway 30 Threshold

The spottingpoint at Runway 30 Threshold
Line Up RWY 30 Air Europa A330-200

This is the main spotting area at Tenerife Norte. The 'TF-24' road runs south of the eastern end of the runway, and there is a side road from here offering a good view of aircraft touching down and lining up on Runway 30. This location also offers a reasonable view of aircraft departing from Runway 12, although only heavies such as the Iberia A340 will rotate close to this area. The spot is regularly used by local spotters so providing you park in the side road rather than on the main road there should be no problem with police etc.

Locations to Avoid

Regular Traffic

  • Air Europa (Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Sevilla) - A320-200, 737-800, 767-300ER, occasional A330-200
  • Binter Canarias (El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote, La Palma) - ATR-72, 737-400,
  • British Airways - operated by GB Airways (London-Gatwick) - A320-200
  • Cygnus Air - DC-8-62F, 757-200F
  • Finnair (Helsinki) - 757-200
  • Iberia (Barcelona, Madrid, Málaga, Sevilla, Valencia) - CRJ-200/900, MD-88, A320-200, A321-200, A340-300 (A340-600 in the summer)
  • Islas Airways (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma) - ATR-72
  • Air Berlin with B737-800, A320-200
  • Ryanair (Dublin, Girona) - 737-800
  • Santa Barbara Airlines (Caracas) - 767-300ER
  • Spanair (Barcelona, Madrid) - 717-200, MD-83, A320-200
  • Thomsonfly (London Gatwick, Manchester) - 757-200

Facilities and Transportation

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