Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport
Tenerife, Spain
Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport
Tenerife's original airport serving the north of the island.
- ›Formerly known as Los Rodeos Airport before being renamed to honor the nearby UNESCO-listed city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
- ›Site of the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history with 583 deaths.
- ›Located at an elevation of approximately 2,073 feet (632 meters) above sea level, making it prone to fog and low cloud cover.
- ›Primarily serves domestic Spanish routes and inter-island Canary Islands connections.
- ›Often experiences delays due to its mountainous location and frequent low-visibility weather conditions.
Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, formerly known as Los Rodeos, sits at an elevation of roughly 2,070 feet in the Tenerife highlands, serving primarily inter-island and domestic Spanish routes. It holds a sombre place in aviation history as the site of the 1977 Los Rodeos disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history. Today it functions as the island's secondary airport, complementing the busier Tenerife Sur for travellers heading to the northern towns, La Laguna, and Santa Cruz.
- Main Terminal — A single compact terminal handling all arrivals and departures, with basic retail, cafés, and car rental desks.
- TITSA public bus lines connecting to Santa Cruz de Tenerife and La Laguna
- Tram line (Tranvía de Tenerife) accessible via connecting bus to La Laguna stop
- Licensed taxis available at the terminal forecourt
- Car rental desks from major providers including Hertz, Avis, and local operators
- Hotel shuttle services from select northern Tenerife resorts
- Hotel Laguna Nivaria (San Cristóbal de La Laguna)
- NH Tenerife (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
- Iberostar Heritage Grand Mencey (Santa Cruz)
- Hotel Contemporáneo (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
Inside the terminal, options are limited to a small café and a bar serving sandwiches, pastries, and hot drinks. The nearby UNESCO-listed city of La Laguna offers a far richer selection of Canarian restaurants, tapas bars, and traditional guachinches — rustic local wine houses serving home-cooked food. Travellers with time to spare are encouraged to head into La Laguna's old town for a more authentic dining experience.
- Fog and low cloud are common at this highland airport — always check weather-related delay advisories before heading to the terminal.
- The airport is much closer to La Laguna and Santa Cruz than Tenerife Sur, so choose TFN if your destination is in the north of the island.
- Parking is available but limited; book in advance during peak summer and carnival season.
- Inter-island flights to Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and other Canary Islands operate frequently from here — a convenient hub for island-hopping.
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