Tenerife South Airport (TFS / GCTS)

Tenerife South Airport (TFS / GCTS) in Tenerife Island, Spain has turned up in 4 catches on Skydex. They were caught by 3 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.

Skydex receivers picked up 1,425 airline flights bound for Tenerife South Airport and 1,626 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.

Fly here

ICAO

GCTS

IATA

TFS

City

Tenerife Island

Country

Spain

Position

28.044, -16.573

Catches

4

Spotters

3

arriving, 30 days

1425

departing, 30 days

1626

days heard

31

About the airport

Tenerife South Airport serves Tenerife. It sits 209 ft (64 m) above sea level. It has one runway, 10,499 ft (3,200 m) long.

Wikipedia article

Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)

Pilots who visit

1 pilot visited Tenerife South Airport in the simulator, 1 visit in all. The latest was on November 10, 2026.

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.

pilots

1

visits

1

last visit

2026-11-10

Captain

No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.

The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.

Recently visited

1. @lcameron — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-11-10

Where those flights also go

• Hannover (HAJ) — 1 catch
• Shannon (SNN) — 1 catch
• London (STN) — 1 catch
• Hamburg (HAM) — 1 catch

Aircraft types caught here

• Airbus A320 — 2 catches
• Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 1 catch
• Boeing 737-800 — 1 catch

Airlines

• Ryanair — 2 catches
• Eurowings — 1 catch
• Condor — 1 catch

Top spotters through this airport

1. @ess — 2 catches
2. @0krypt — 1 catch
3. @antonia-ventura-valvede — 1 catch

Recent catches

• EWG9MP — Airbus A320 · Eurowings · by ess · 2026-11-04
• RYR53EX — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Ryanair · by antonia-ventura-valvede · 2026-10-31
• RYR4RK — Boeing 737-800 · Ryanair · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
• CFG7AL — Airbus A320 · Condor · by ess · 2026-10-25

Questions

How many flights to and from Tenerife South Airport does Skydex hear?

Over the last 30 days: 1,425 airline flights arriving and 1,626 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 17, 2026, with 180 airline flights.

When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Tenerife South Airport?

On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.

Is this the departure board of Tenerife South Airport?

No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.

Have players caught flights through Tenerife South Airport?

Yes: 4 catches by 3 spotters so far.

How high is Tenerife South Airport above sea level?

209 ft (64 m), according to OurAirports.

How long is the longest runway at Tenerife South Airport?

10,499 ft (3,200 m). It is the airport’s only runway.

Can I fly over Tenerife South Airport in Skydex?

Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.

How do I visit Tenerife South Airport in Skydex?

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. 1 pilot visited Tenerife South Airport in the simulator, 1 visit in all. The latest was on November 10, 2026.

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