Situated to the south of the island, at the heart of the tourist area (near to the towns of El Medano and Los Abrigos), Tenerife Sur Airport (Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport) was inaugurated by Queen Sofía on 6 November 1978. In its first year of operations, the airport handled over a million passengers.
To adapt airport capacity to the growing air traffic demands, significant infrastructure improvements are carried out, particularly in the passenger terminal control area.
Tenerife Sur Airport. Photo: Sisterscom.com / Laura Primo / Shutterstock
Tenerife Sur Airport. Photo: Sisterscom.com / Markus Mainka / Shutterstock
Currently it offers more than a hundred connecting flights and it is busiest during the winter season. Much of the traffic handled by the airport is international and the United Kingdom and Germany account for over half of the total traffic. Instead, its domestic traffic is greater for Madrid, Málaga, Gran Canaria and Barcelona.
Tenerife Sur Airport is about 60 km from the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
INFORMATION
Management company: Aena Aeropuertos S.A.
Address: 38610 Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife) - Spain
Telephone no.: (+34) 91 321 10 00
Website: www.aena.es
Address: 38610 Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife) - Spain
Telephone no.: (+34) 91 321 10 00
Website: www.aena.es
TECHNICAL DATA
IATA Code: TFS
ICAO Code: GCTS
Country code: ES
ICAO Code: GCTS
Country code: ES
Flights
Tenerife Sur Airport: Copyright © Sisterscom.com / kornienkoalex / Depositphotos Transportation to/from the airport
Bus
Route 'Costa Adeje-Los Cristianos-Tenerife Sur Airport' connect Tenerife Sur Airport with the tourist area in the south of the island. Stops at the airport Terminal Arrivals.
Route 'Santa Cruz-Tenerife Sur Airport' connect Tenerife Sur Airport to the capital Santa Cruz. Stops at the airport Terminal Arrivals.
Route 'Santa Cruz-Tenerife Sur Airport-Los Cristianos-Costa Adeje' runs from Tenerife Sur Airport to the capital Santa Cruz and the major beaches of the island. Stops at the airport Terminal Arrivals.
Route 'El Fraile-Airport-San Isidro'' runs from Tenerife Sur Airport to the urban centres in the south of the island. Stops at the airport Terminal Arrivals.
Route 'Puerto de la Cruz-Tenerife Norte Airport-Tenerife Sur Airport-Los Cristianos' runs directly between Tenerife Norte and Tenerife Sur Airports nonstop in just 50 minutes. Stops at the airport Terminal Arrivals.
Car
To Santa Cruz de Tenerife: just outside the Airport take TF-1 and follow signs for Santa Cruz/Granadilla/El Medano. The route taken 39 minutes circa.
To La Orotava: just outside the Airport take TF-1 and follow signs for Santa Cruz/Granadilla/El Medano. Take exit 6 to TF-2 and follows La Laguna/Aeropuerto Norte. Continue on TF-5/La Laguna/Puerto de la Cruz. Take exit 33 to TF-211/La Orotava/TF-21. The route taken 56 minutes circa.
To La Orotava: just outside the Airport take TF-1 and follow signs for Santa Cruz/Granadilla/El Medano. Take exit 6 to TF-2 and follows La Laguna/Aeropuerto Norte. Continue on TF-5/La Laguna/Puerto de la Cruz. Take exit 33 to TF-211/La Orotava/TF-21. The route taken 56 minutes circa.
Taxi
Taxis are available from Terminal in Arrivals.
Car hire
The main car rental companies in airport are: AutoReisen, Cicar, Europcar, Goldcar, Hertz, Sixt, InterRent, TopCar.
Text by Alisè Vitri
Avion Tourism Magazine
Photos: Sisterscom.com / Shutterstock
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Updated July 2021
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