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Tenerife North Airport

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Airport information
IATATFN
ICAOGCXO
Airport typePublic
OperatorAena
LocationSanta Cruz de Tenerife
Elevation633 m (2077 ft)
Statistics2007
Number of passengers4125131
Aircraft movements65843

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Tenerife North Airport , formerly Los Rodeos Airport, is one of the two international airports on the island of Tenerife, Spain. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) by road from Santa Cruz and at an altitude of 633 metres. In 1977 the airport was the site of the worst accident in aviation history when 583 passengers and crew were killed after two Boeing 747s collided on the runway in heavy fog. Combined with the Tenerife South Airport, gather the highest passenger movement in the Canary Islands with 12,764,375 passengers (AENA report) and low-cost airlines, with a total of 20. Given the two airports on the island of Tenerife is the most popular tourist and performing more operations of the Canary Islands.

Today, TFN is an inter-island hub, connecting all seven Canary Islands, and offers connections to the Spanish Peninsula, Europe, and North America. The route between Tenerife North and Madrid is the airport's busiest with an average of 40 flights per day.

In 2007, the airport handled 4,125,131 passengers and 65,843 aircraft movements. The busiest air route from the airport in terms of passengers is the one to Madrid Airport, at over one million passengers a year.

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flights resume after ash threat - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News---...- from East Midlands -Airport- after a volcanic ash cloud caused disruption on Saturday. Several flights, including some to Portugal, Malaga and -Tenerife-, ... - Date : Sun, 09 May 2010 09:29:30 GMT+00:00
Volcano ash cloud: UK and Irish air safety rules eased - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Passengers travelling to and from Madrid, Faro, Funchal, Marrakesh and -Tenerife- should check their flight status before travelling, he said. ... - Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 15:40:34 GMT+00:00
Airports in the South West of the country and the Canaries have been closed ... - The Reader Tweet this news
The Reader--However the Spanish airports of Jerez, Sevilla, Badajoz and -Tenerife North- and South, La Palma, and La Gomera have all been closed since 6am Tuesday morning ... - Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 08:18:23 GMT+00:00
Relief as stranded passengers arrive back to North Lincolnshire - This is Scunthorpe Tweet this news
This is Scunthorpe--"At the moment, there are a number of repatriation flights bound for the -airport- to fly people stranded overseas in places such as Spain, -Tenerife- and the ... - Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:37:45 GMT+00:00
Irish flights resume after travel restrictions are lifted - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--A flight from -Tenerife- became the first aircraft containing passengers to land at an Irish -airport- since last week when it touched down at Shannon at about ... - Date : Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:57:34 GMT+00:00
easyJet Launches New Routes From Bristol Airport - Beattie Group (press release) Tweet this news
Beattie Group (press release)--The airline continues to expand in the South West with its new -Tenerife- route taking flight on Tuesday. This will be followed by Paphos in Cyprus on 14 ... - Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:25:19 GMT+00:00
Firemen back home after 75 days at sea - Manchester Evening News Tweet this news
Manchester Evening News--The rowers described their adventure - which saw them travel from -Tenerife- to Antigua - as an 'emotional rollercoaster' and spoke of their delight to be ... - Date : Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:30:52 GMT+00:00
Escaping away to a paradise called Tenerife - Online PR News (press release) Tweet this news
Online PR News (press release)--The company is leaving no stone unturned to provide a total package consisting of accommodation, reliable car hire, quality travel insurance, -airport- ... - Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:01:02 GMT+00:00

Airlines Destinations
Air BerlinDüsseldorf, Nuremberg [resumes 3 November]
Air EuropaBarcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Málaga, Miami, Seville, León
Binter CanariasEl Hierro, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, Lanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de la Palma
Iberia AirlinesIberia
Iberia operated by Air NostrumValencia
Islas AirwaysFuerteventura, Lanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de la Palma
Santa Barbara AirlinesCaracas
SpanairBarcelona, Madrid
Vueling AirlinesMalaga, Seville, Valencia

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
12/3011,135 (3,394)Asphalt

Date Airline Aircraft type Registration Flight number People on board Fatalities
1965-05-05 Iberia Lockheed L-1049G EC-AIN 401 49 30
1965-12-07 Spantax Douglas DC-3 EC-ARZ 32 32
1970-01-05 Iberia Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 EC-BOD 49 0
1972-12-03 Spantax Convair CV-990 EC-BZR 155 155
1980-04-25 Dan-Air Boeing 727-46 G-BDAN 1008 146 146

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