Flights London → Tenerife
LGW → TFS
How long is the flight from London to Tenerife?
The flight from London (LGW) to Tenerife (TFS) takes 4h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects London to Tenerife, operating with a high on-time performance rate of 92%. Over the course of a year, it sees around 15 flights, each averaging a delay of just 3.5 minutes, and services are provided by various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200, Airbus A321, and Airbus A330-200, catering to the busy Tenerife airport which handles over 10.8 million passengers annually.
The London (LGW) → Tenerife (TFS) route is operated by British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia Airlines, easyJet. Across 24 flights monitored in recent months, 95% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -0 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tenerife the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Tenerife: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LGW) to Tenerife (TFS) heads south-west for about 2,913 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 1m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of LGW-TFS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Tenerife it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 24 tracked LGW-TFS flights, 95% left on time with an average delay of -0 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 87% | 20 min | 1.2% |
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating LGW-TFS
Frequently asked questions about LGW-TFS
The flight from London (LGW) to Tenerife (TFS) takes 4h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the London (LGW) -> Tenerife (TFS) route, on-time performance is 95% with an average delay of -0 minutes, based on 24 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Tenerife is 0.00% across 24 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia Airlines, easyJet.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Tenerife, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The London-Tenerife route is about 2,913 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £350, barring extraordinary circumstances.
