Europe Aviation Weather Report for Tenerife South Airport (GCTS/TFS)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Tenerife South Airport at 18:30 UTC on the 22th
Runways Available 07, 25
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Tenerife South Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.
Weather Decoded for Tenerife South Airport at 18:30 UTC on the 22th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Tenerife South Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:47 |
| Sunrise | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 19:54 |
| Evening Twilight | 20:18 |
Wind
Direction: Easterly
Magnetic: 100°
Variation: 080-140°
Speed: 15kts (23mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 23°
Dewpoint: 15°
Pressure
QNH: 1018
RAW METAR and TAF data for Tenerife South Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR GCTS 221830Z 10015KT 080V140 9999 FEW025 23/15 Q1018 NOSIG
METAR GCTS 221800Z 10015KT 9999 FEW025 23/15 Q1018 NOSIG
METAR GCTS 221730Z 10012KT 9999 FEW025 23/15 Q1018 NOSIG
METAR GCTS 221700Z 11010KT 080V140 9999 FEW025 23/15 Q1018 NOSIG
| Runway 07 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 13 kts | 8 kts |
Wind favours runway 07 with a crosswind of 8 kts and a headwind of 13 kts
GCTS 221400Z 2215/2315 16008KT 9999 FEW025 TX27/2314Z TN18/2306Z
TEMPO 2215/2222 10010KT
BECMG 2308/2310 07015KT
TEMPO 2310/2315 23007KT
PROB40 TEMPO 2311/2315 07017G27KT
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 23rd
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Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 23rd
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Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 23rd
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Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 23rd
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Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 23rd
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* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Tenerife South Airport.
Tenerife North Airport (GCXO/TFN)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 34 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 15 kts | 5 kts |
Gran Canaria Airport (GCLP/LPA)
Runways Available 03L, 03R, 21L, 21R
Distance 73 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 23 kts | 8 kts |
La Palma Airport (GCLA/SPC)
Runways Available 18, 36
Distance 83 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 36 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 12 kts | 2 kts |
Fuerteventura Airport (GCFV/FUE)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 167 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 01 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 19 kts |
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