Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(28°32'44"N by 81°19'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°2'39"N by 16°34'21"W)
Distance from ORL to TFS:
3,888.00 miles (6,257.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), Orlando, Florida, United States and Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,888 miles (or 6,257 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Orlando Executive Airport and Tenerife-South Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Orlando Executive Airport and Tenerife-South Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORL / KORL |
| Airport Name: | Orlando Executive Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°32'44"N by 81°19'59"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 113 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ORL |
| More Information: | ORL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TFS / GCTS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°2'39"N by 16°34'21"W |
| Area Served: | Tenerife |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TFS |
| More Information: | TFS Maps & Info |
Facts about Orlando Executive Airport (ORL):
- Opened in 1928 as the Orlando Municipal Airport, the airport was the first commercial airport in central Florida.
- The closest airport to Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Orlando International Airport (MCO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) S of ORL.
- Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Orlando Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Executive Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In 1946 the airfield was released to the city of Orlando, while the military support facilities north and northeast of the airport remained under US Army Air Forces control as a non-flying administrative and technical training installation.
- The furthest airport from Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,503 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1961 the airport was renamed again, this time called Herndon Airport after former Orlando city engineer "Pat" Herndon, the name change being in preparation for moving commercial air service to the new Orlando Jetport at McCoy that was to be collocated at McCoy AFB, the facility which is known today as the Orlando International Airport.
Facts about Tenerife-South Airport (TFS):
- The airport is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona and was inaugurated on 6 November 1978, by Queen Sofía of Spain, to whom the airport is dedicated.
- In addition to being known as "Tenerife-South Airport", other names for TFS include "Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur" and "Tenerife Sur/Reina Sofía Airport".
- The furthest airport from Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tenerife-South Airport (meaning Tenerife-South Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,561 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- Tenerife South handled over 8.5 million passengers in 2012.
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- Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tenerife-South Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Tenerife-South Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of TFS.
- Tenerife-South Airport handled 8,701,983 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.16 miles (13.13 km) S | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Orlando, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.06 miles (27.45 km) NNE | Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | |
| 3 | 17.63 miles (28.38 km) SW | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 4 | 18.78 miles (30.22 km) SSW | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 32.47 miles (52.26 km) E | Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) | Titusville, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 34.63 miles (55.72 km) WNW | Leesburg International Airport (LEE) | Leesburg, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 41.78 miles (67.24 km) ESE | Merritt Island Airport (COI) | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 42.03 miles (67.64 km) SW | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 47.14 miles (75.86 km) NNE | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 48.91 miles (78.71 km) ESE | Patrick Air Force Base (COF) | Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 49.82 miles (80.18 km) SSW | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 51.82 miles (83.40 km) SE | Melbourne International Airport (MLB) | Melbourne, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 54.61 miles (87.89 km) WSW | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 56.74 miles (91.32 km) SW | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 67.00 miles (107.82 km) S | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,503.24 miles (18,512.63 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,485.42 miles (18,483.95 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,477.48 miles (18,471.17 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,464.97 miles (18,451.04 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,443.99 miles (18,417.27 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,414.54 miles (18,369.87 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,403.21 miles (18,351.63 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,398.69 miles (18,344.37 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,386.72 miles (18,325.11 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,386.71 miles (18,325.09 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,382.48 miles (18,318.28 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,381.30 miles (18,316.39 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,379.14 miles (18,312.91 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,376.64 miles (18,308.89 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,335.06 miles (18,241.96 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.39 miles (53.73 km) NNE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 72.77 miles (117.11 km) E | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 82.42 miles (132.64 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 167.25 miles (269.16 km) E | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 190.63 miles (306.78 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 214.39 miles (345.02 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 8 | 301.56 miles (485.32 km) S | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 9 | 321.50 miles (517.40 km) N | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 330.50 miles (531.89 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 11 | 347.54 miles (559.31 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 442.09 miles (711.47 km) SSE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 459.61 miles (739.66 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 14 | 461.92 miles (743.38 km) SE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 473.80 miles (762.51 km) ENE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) WSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,081.45 miles (19,443.17 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,994.03 miles (19,302.47 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 11,985.24 miles (19,288.33 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,945.71 miles (19,224.71 km) S | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,915.83 miles (19,176.62 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,899.09 miles (19,149.69 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,861.52 miles (19,089.22 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,835.10 miles (19,046.70 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,832.17 miles (19,041.98 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,825.42 miles (19,031.12 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,816.88 miles (19,017.37 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,804.76 miles (18,997.86 km) E | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,798.13 miles (18,987.21 km) E | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,797.05 miles (18,985.46 km) ESE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |