Routes out
159
Destinations
83
ICAO
GCTS
Elevation
209 ft
The gateway in a glance
The Essence of Tenerife Sur Airport
TFS
Location
Tenerife · CN · Spain
Connectivity
159 routes · 83 destinations
Position
28.044°, -16.573° · 209 ft elev.
Visa & Entry
Schengen Visa (C), National Visa (D)Official
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Southern Tenerife's primary international gateway for holiday travellers.
Opened
1978
Location
Tenerife, Spain
Tenerife Sur Airport, also known as Reina Sofía Airport, is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona in the south of Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands. It serves as the main international entry point for tourists visiting the island's popular southern resorts, including Playa de las Américas and Los Cristianos.
The airport is operated by Aena, Spain's national airport authority, and handles tens of millions of passengers annually, with peak traffic driven heavily by charter and low-cost carriers from across Europe. It complements Tenerife Norte Airport, which primarily serves inter-island and domestic traffic.
Due to its sunny, stable climate and strategic position in the Atlantic, Tenerife Sur operates year-round with relatively few weather disruptions, making it one of Spain's busiest airports by passenger volume.
Terminals
The airport operates a single main terminal building with two piers handling both Schengen and non-Schengen international traffic.
Getting to & from
The airport is connected to southern resort areas by bus services and taxis, while car hire is widely available on site; the journey to Santa Cruz de Tenerife takes approximately one hour by road.
Airlines here
Major carriers operating here include Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2, TUI Airways, and various other European charter and low-cost airlines.
Notable facts
- ›Known officially as Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur – Reina Sofía, named after Spain's Queen Sofía.
- ›Located approximately 60 km southwest of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island's capital.
- ›Handles the majority of Tenerife's international tourist traffic, particularly from the UK and Germany.
- ›Sits at an elevation of about 209 metres (686 feet) above sea level.
- ›The nearby 1977 Tenerife airport disaster occurred at the now-renamed Tenerife Norte Airport, not at Tenerife Sur.
This profile is provided for general information only. Details may be inaccurate or outdated — always verify with the airport's official website before acting on them.
Route map (81 destinations)
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Airlines serving this airport
Helvetic Airways
2L
SmartLynx Airlines
6Y
Air Berlin
AB
British Airways
BA
Condor Flugdienst
DE
Norwegian Air Shuttle
DY
Aer Lingus
EI
Ryanair
FR
Niki
HG
Harmony Airways
HQ
HQ- Business Express
HQ
Transavia Holland
HV
Iberia Airlines
IB
Meridiana
IG
Luxair
LG
Jet2.com
LS
Swiss International Air Lines
LX
Binter Canarias
NT
Austrian Airlines
OS
Pacific Southwest Airlines
PS
Ukraine International Airlines
PS
African Safari Airways
QS
Travel Service
QS
Smartwings
QS
Germania
ST
Aeroflot Russian Airlines
SU
President Airlines
TO
Transavia France
TO
easyJet
U2
United Feeder Service
U2
Transaero Airlines
UN
Air Europa
UX
Air Senegal International
V7
VOLOTEA Airways
V7
Formosa Airlines
VY
Vueling Airlines
VY
Canadian Western Airlines
W2
Maastricht Airlines
W2
TUIfly
X3
Air Bourbon
ZB
Monarch Airlines
ZB
Routes
TFS → GVA2L · 319
TFS → RIX6Y · 320
TFS → BSLAB · 320
TFS → CGNAB · 738
TFS → DRSAB · 738
TFS → DUSAB · 332 738 321
TFS → GRZAB · 320
TFS → HAMAB · 320
TFS → LEJAB · 738
TFS → MUCAB · 738
TFS → NUEAB · 738
TFS → SZGAB · 320
TFS → TXLAB · 321
TFS → VIEAB · 320
TFS → ZRHAB · 320
TFS → LGWBA · 320
TFS → DUSDE · 757
TFS → FRADE · 757 738
TFS → HAMDE · 32S 757
TFS → LEJDE · 321
TFS → MUCDE · 32S 757
TFS → PADDE · 32S
TFS → STRDE · 32S
TFS → SXFDE · 321
TFS → CGNDY · 73H
TFS → HAMDY · 73H
TFS → LGWDY · 73H
TFS → MUCDY · 73H
TFS → OSLDY · 73H
TFS → SXFDY · 73H
TFS → DUBEI · 320
TFS → BCNFR · 738
TFS → BGYFR · 738
TFS → BHXFR · 738
TFS → BLLFR · 738
TFS → BLQFR · 738
TFS → BOHFR · 738
TFS → BREFR · 738
TFS → BRSFR · 738
TFS → BVAFR · 738
TFS → CGNFR · 738
TFS → CRLFR · 738
TFS → DUBFR · 738
TFS → EDIFR · 738
TFS → EMAFR · 738
TFS → FKBFR · 738
TFS → FMMFR · 738
TFS → HHNFR · 738
TFS → LBAFR · 738
TFS → LPLFR · 738
TFS → LTNFR · 738
TFS → MADFR · 738
TFS → MANFR · 738
TFS → MSTFR · 738
TFS → NOCFR · 738
TFS → NRNFR · 738
TFS → OPOFR · 738
TFS → ORKFR · 738
TFS → PIKFR · 738
TFS → PSAFR · 738
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