Tenerife North Airport (TFN/GCXO)
New routes and frequency possibilities and why these routes would work
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Tenerife North serves the metropolitan area of the island with strong links to mainland Spain – 98% of airport traffic is domestic, including inter-island hoppers. |
| Palma de Mallorca | |
| Underserved route 9,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Almería | |
| Badajoz | |
| Burgos | |
| Logroño | |
| Jerez | |
| Vigo | |
| Unserved route 5,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| La Coruña | |
| Unserved route 5,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Pamplona | |
| Unserved route 3,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Granada | |
| Unserved route in summer season | |
| Europe | |
| Austria | |
| Innsbruck | |
| Unserved route | |
| Graz | |
| Unserved route | |
| Linz | |
| Unserved route | |
| Vienna | |
| Unserved route | |
| Denmark | |
| Copenhagen | |
| Unserved route 3,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Aalborg | |
| Unserved route | |
| Aarhus | |
| Unserved route | |
| Finland | |
| Oulu | |
| Unserved route | |
| Tampere | |
| Unserved route | |
| Turku | |
| Unserved route | |
| Vaasa | |
| Unserved route | |
| Helsinki | |
| Underserved route in summer seasons | |
| France | |
| Bordeaux | |
| Unserved route | |
| Nice | |
| Unserved route | |
| Paris | |
| Unserved route in summer seasons | |
| Germany | |
| Berlin | |
| Unserved route 4,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Frankfurt | |
| Unserved route 4,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Munich | |
| Unserved route 4,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Dortmund | |
| Unserved route | |
| Rostock Laage | |
| Unserved route | |
| Holland | |
| Amsterdam | |
| Unserved route 2,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Groningen | |
| Unserved route | |
| Ireland | |
| Dublin | |
| Unserved route | |
| Shannon | |
| Unserved route | |
| Italy | |
| Rome | |
| Unserved route 7,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Venice | |
| Unserved route 5,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Milan | |
| Unserved route 4,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Naples | |
| Unserved route | |
| Turin | |
| Unserved route | |
| Norway | |
| Bergen | |
| Unserved route | |
| Oslo | |
| Unserved route | |
| Stavagner | |
| Unserved route | |
| Trondheim | |
| Unserved route | |
| Poland | |
| Gdansk | |
| Unserved route | |
| Krakow | |
| Unserved route | |
| Lodz | |
| Unserved route | |
| Szczecin | |
| Unserved route | |
| Warsaw | |
| Unserved route | |
| Wroclaw | |
| Unserved route | |
| Poznan | |
| Unserved route | |
| Portugal | |
| Lisbon | |
| Unserved route 2,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Porto | |
| Unserved route | |
| Sweden | |
| Stockholm | |
| Unserved route 3,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Gothenburg | |
| Unserved route | |
| Lulea | |
| Unserved route | |
| Malmo | |
| Unserved route | |
| Norrkoping | |
| Unserved route | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Blackpool | |
| Unserved route | |
| Durham Tees Valley | |
| Unserved route | |
| Humberside | |
| Unserved route | |
| Inverness | |
| Unserved route | |
| London | |
| Unserved route | |
| Norwich | |
| Unserved route | |
| Southampton | |
| Unserved route | |
| Other countries | |
| Moscow | |
| Unserved route 3,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Zurich | |
| Unserved route 3,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Budapest | |
| Unserved route 2,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Tel Aviv | |
| Unserved route 2,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Belgrade | |
| Unserved route | |
| Bratislava | |
| Unserved route | |
| Kiev | |
| Unserved route | |
| Riga | |
| Unserved route | |
| Tallinn | |
| Unserved route | |
| Vilnius | |
| Unserved route | |
| Zagreb | |
| Unserved route | |
| Intercontinental | |
| La Habana | |
| Unserved route 6,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| Canada | |
| Unserved country | |
| Bogotá | |
| Unserved route | |
| Buenos Aires | |
| Unserved route | |
| Boston | |
| Unserved route | |
| New York | |
| Unserved route | |
| Miami | |
| Unserved route 12,000 direct passengers in 2009 and 6,000 in 2010 |
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A lack of international services means connections to Northern Europe are particularly sought after.
Other major reasons to serve this airport
- Competitive airport charges.
- Island with important tourism attractions. Nice beaches & natural reserves.
- Tenerife has a population of more than 900,000 inhabitants and 279 hotel establishments with more than 90,000 beds.
- Adequate facilities to play sports such as sailing, golf, diving, etc.
- There are two World Heritage sites on the island.
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The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is one of the biggest in the world and culminates in the ritual "burial of the sardine". Unspoilt Santa Cruz is applying to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Marketing and other support
- PR support for new routes such as press releases, flight opening press conferences, activities related to the inaugural flight, banners at Aena Aeropuertos's web page during the start-up period, and advertising support in our airports. For further information, please contact
- Possible cooperation from the Spanish Tourism Board (Tourspain):
- Market information: statistics & market analysis on request at
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Half of Tenerife's one million population lives in the metropolitan area served by the airport. 30% of airport traffic is business-related domestic, with a significant proportion travelling onwards to other points.
Catchment Area
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Cygnus – a frequent operator of all-freighter 757s. Handling 16,000 tonnes of cargo per annum, Tenerife North is the second largest cargo airport on the archipelago.
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
- For freight opportunities go to: www.clasanet.com
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Located only 11 kilometers from downtown Santa Cruz, the airport is the inter-island hub for the archipelago, offering a range of onward connections throughout Spain, inclusive of average 40 daily services to Madrid.
Geography
- Tenerife Norte Airport is located 11 km from Santa Cruz, in the town of San Cristobal de la Laguna.
Road Access:
- Access to the airport is via the TF-5 motorway which links Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Puerto de la Cruz.
Bus Access:
- Santa Cruz-Puerto de la Cruz, Line 102.
- Santa Cruz- Buenavista, Line 107.
- Santa Cruz- Icod de los Vinos, Line 108.
- Puerto de la Cruz- Adejar station, Line 340.
- In Santa Cruz it is possible to take another bus service to head south: Line 111 Santa Cruz-Los Cristianos-Playa de las Americas; Line 115 Santa Cruz-Las Galletas; Line 116 Santa Cruz-El Medano-Granadilla.
Infrastructure & Operations:
- Runways: 1 runway (3,171 m).
- Slot Coordinated: Coordinated.
- Operating hours: S 06:15-21:00 W 07:15-22:00 UTC;
- Terminals: 1.
Important infrastructure developments and/or other news
For more regional information please go to:
- Canary Island government
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Town Hall
- Tenerife Carnival
- Tenerife Island Council Tourist Office
- Tourism in Spain
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Vital statistics
2011 figures
- Passengers (commercial): 4,040,126 domestic pax; 50,415 international pax.
- Air Transport Movements: 57,032 regular flights; 453 charter flights.
- Freight: 15,745 tons.
- Largest carriers (Top 10): Binter+ Naysa, Air Europa, Iberia, Islas Airways, Spanair, Vueling, Air Nostrum, Santa Barbara Airlines, Orbest, Air Berlin.
