Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain)

IATA: TFN ICAO: GCXO

Longest Active Runway

10,404 ft

3,171 meters

Field Elevation

2,076 ft

633 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

28.4828°, -16.3417°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#503 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#805 of 7558

Top 10.6% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Spain)

#10 of 11 in ES

#16 of 52 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TFN in numbers: 10,404 ft longest runway · #503 of 650 published · #805 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.6%) · #10 in Spain.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

TFN lies at 633 m (2,076 ft), #124 of 650 published airports by elevation and 80.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,964 ft above the Spain median (112 ft, 11 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS), 29 NM, 10,499 ft. Next: LPA 60.4 NM. TFS has the radius's longest runway, 95 ft more than TFN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,404 ft (3,171 m)

TFN runway: 12/30 10,404 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #10 of 11 in Spain; MAD leads by 3,867 ft (14,271 ft). +4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	10,404 ft (3171 m / 3.171 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Tenerife Sur Airport (Tenerife)	`TFS`	29 NM (53.7 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted
Gran Canaria Airport (Gran Canaria Island)	`LPA`	60.4 NM (111.9 km)	10,171 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →