Reina Sofía Airport is an international airport, located on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. Its IATA airport code is TFS and its ICAO airport code is GCTS. Built in 1977-1978 after the Tenerife Disaster, the Aeropuerto Reina Sofía is also known as Tenerife Sur. It is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona , and is located 60 km south of the island’s capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The airport was inaugurated on November 6, 1978 by Queen Sofía of Spain, after whom the airport is dedicated; by the end of its first year, 1 million passengers had passed through its doors.
