Large International Airport • Tenerife, CN, ES
Elevation: 209 ft (64 m) • 28.0445, -16.5725
Tenerife Sur Airport (GCTS / TFS) is a large international airport serving Tenerife, CN, ES, situated at an elevation of 209 ft (64 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.8° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR GCTS 042130Z 09008KT CAVOK 23/19 Q1018 NOSIG
TAF GCTS 042000Z 0421/0521 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 TX29/0514Z TN20/0506Z PROB30 TEMPO 0505/0511 26010KT PROB40 TEMPO 0511/0517 18010KT TEMPO 0517/0521 12010KT
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM