Flights Zurich → Tenerife
ZRH → TFS
How long is the flight from Zurich to Tenerife?
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Tenerife (TFS) takes about 4h 15m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route operates from Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, to Tenerife. The destination airport sees over ten million passengers annually, making it a major travel hub.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Zurich (ZRH) → Tenerife (TFS) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (medium), 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 Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Tenerife: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Tenerife (TFS) heads south-west for about 3,062 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 15m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 86% of ZRH-TFS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Tenerife it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked ZRH-TFS flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 44% | 36 min | 1.6% |
Airlines operating ZRH-TFS
Frequently asked questions about ZRH-TFS
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Tenerife (TFS) takes about 4h 15m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Zurich (ZRH) -> Tenerife (TFS) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Tenerife is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Swiss International Air Lines.
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.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
