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In the late 1960s, the island authorities of Tenerife found the need for a second airport at a new location, because the existing airport (then called "Los Rodeos Airport"), now known as Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, did not meet technical requirements due to adverse weather conditions, especially low visibility in foggy conditions; this was exemplified by the events of what ...
On 25 April 1980, Dan-Air Flight 1008 Boeing 727 crashed near the airport, killing all 146 on board, in a controlled flight into terrain accident. A new terminal was opened at Tenerife North Airport in 2002, comprising car park, motorway access ramps, and four-story terminal building, with 12 gates, reopening the airport to international traffic.
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Tenerife is served by two airports; Tenerife North Airport and Tenerife South Airport. Teide National Park, located in the center of the island, is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It includes Mount Teide, which has the highest elevation in Spain, and the highest elevation among all the islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
The largest airport is the Gran Canaria Airport. Tenerife has two airports, Tenerife North Airport and Tenerife South Airport. [154] The island of Tenerife gathers the highest passenger movement of all the Canary Islands through its two airports. [155] The two main islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) receive the greatest number of passengers. [156]
Tenerife Airport may refer to several airports on the Spanish island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands: Tenerife North Airport (1978–present), formerly known as Los Rodeos Airport; Tenerife South Airport (1978–present), also known as Reina Sofia Airport; Tenerife International Airport (1964–1978), renamed Tenerife North Airport in 1978
Aqualand is a chain of water-amusement parks operated by Spanish tourism group Aspro Ocio S.A. It is the largest such group operating in Europe. Overall there are five Aqualands in Spain and one in Portugal, [1] eight in France and one in the Netherlands. [2]
Adeje is a town and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The town Adeje is located 4 km from the coast, 8 km north of the resort town Los Cristianos , 60 km southwest of the island capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife and about 17 km ...