Europe Aviation Weather Report for Tenerife North Airport (GCXO/TFN)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Tenerife North Airport at 13:00 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 12, 30
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Tenerife North 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 North Airport at 13:00 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Tenerife North Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 06:49 |
| Sunrise | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 19:16 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:38 |
Wind
Direction: Westerly
Magnetic: 290°
Variation: 250-340°
Speed: 10kts (15mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 900ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 3400ft
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 4000ft
Cloud type Towering Cumulonimbus
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 16°
Dewpoint: 12°
Pressure
QNH: 1012
RAW METAR and TAF data for Tenerife North Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR GCXO 171300Z 29010KT 250V340 9999 FEW009 BKN034 FEW040TCU 16/12 Q1012 NOSIG
METAR GCXO 171230Z 29010KT 240V320 9999 FEW016 BKN025 FEW030TCU 17/11 Q1013 NOSIG
METAR GCXO 171200Z 29011KT 240V330 9999 FEW015 BKN023 17/12 Q1013 NOSIG
METAR GCXO 171130Z 30012KT 250V330 9999 FEW013 BKN025 16/11 Q1013 NOSIG
| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 2 kts |
Wind favours runway 30 with a crosswind of 2 kts and a headwind of 10 kts
GCXO 170800Z 1709/1809 27009KT 9999 SCT014 TX17/1714Z TN11/1806Z
PROB30 TEMPO 1709/1809 BKN010
PROB30 1710/1809 RA FEW025TCU
PROB30 TEMPO 1723/1809 25015G25KT
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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 09:00-10:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 18th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
* 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 North Airport.
Tenerife South Airport (GCTS/TFS)
Runways Available 07, 25
Distance 34 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 25 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 21 kts | 8 kts |
Gran Canaria Airport (GCLP/LPA)
Runways Available 03L, 03R, 21L, 21R
Distance 69 Nautical Miles
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| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~6 kts | ~6 kts |
La Palma Airport (GCLA/SPC)
Runways Available 18, 36
Distance 86 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 36 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 6 kts | 0 kts |
Fuerteventura Airport (GCFV/FUE)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 150 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 19 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 11 kts | 9 kts |
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