TENERIFE AIRPORTS 2009
It was time once again to blow the Winter cobwebs away and get some sun!! So it was off to Tenerife on March 29th, starting early with a 10am departure from Newcastle on Thomson 757 G-BYAH. The only thing of note at Newcastle was C130J ZH868 and S61N G-ATFM. In typical 757 style we rocketed skywards routing south towards Exeter, Brest, Santiago, Madeira and finally Tenerife South at FL350 arriving after 4 hours.
During the winter Tenerife is at its busiest, mainly with Scandinavians and Germans, Sunday is Scandinavian day with around 35 arrivals mingled with the normal stuff and Friday is British day, again with around 40 arrivals from the UK. Monday has around 10 Italian and French arrivals and the rest of the week is German, Wednesday has over 50 German movements. Scheduled movements have increased since I was here last June and consist of -
Ryanair - B738 usually 3 per day arriving between 9am and 11am. There are 6 on Saturday. These are spread throughout the day.
Easyjet - A320/321 twice daily from LGW.
Binter - ATR72 twice daily from Gran Canaria, arrives 9.30am and 18.00pm
HLX - B738 twice daily but 8 on a Wednesday
Air Berlin - B738 twice daily but 6 on Wednesday
Iberia - A321 twice daily from Madrid arriving at 13.00pm and 23.00pm
Transavia - B738 twice daily
Flyglobespan - B737/8 twice daily
Air Europa - B738 in and out all the time.
IT stuff is the usual European fare and the log from the week is as follows -
SAS - B738 LN-RRG,RRF,RRU A321 LN-RKI,OY-KBB,KBE,KBF,KBK IBERIA - A321 EC-IXD,ILP,HUH SPANAIR - Based A320 x 4 plus A321 x2 and visits from MD87/83 JETFLY - B737/8 OO-JBG,JAR,JAN,VAC B767 OO-TUC HLX - B738 some logojets JETTIME - B733 OY-JTC,JTD TUINORDIC - B752W SE-RFO,RFP FLYLAL - LY-FLG CONDOR - A320 some in Thomas Cook livery, some still Condor as are B752/753 EASYJET - A320 G-TTOE,I,J EZTA THOMAS COOK/MYT NORDIC - A321 All visited during the week, some still MYT colours and some in TCX Scandinavia scheme. A330s all visited in MYT scheme. TCX BELGIUM - A320 OO-TCI,P,O, TVS - Based B738 OK-TVG ARKEFLY - B738 PH-TFB EUROFLY - I-EEZG AIRONE - B738 EI-DXG BELAIR - B752 HB-IHR IWD - A320 x 3 based NIKI A321 OE-LES LATCHARTER - A320 YL-LCB,LCE(TVS Canarias cols) SWIFTAIR - ATR72 EC-KAG MD83 EC-KCX JETX - TF-JXD,JXE,JXF,JXI, S7 - A310 VP-BSV VIM - B752 RA-73016 AIR MEDITERRANIA - A321 F-GYAO,R PRIVELAGE - B752 EC-HDS CSA - A320 OK-LEF A321 OK-CED LUXAIR - B737 LX-LGR XLGERMANY - B738 D-AXLE NOVAIR - A321 SE-RDN,P,R BLUESCAN - B738 SE-DZK,N,V FINNAIR - B752W OH-LBO,U AIR BERLIN - A319/320/321/B738 AER LINGUS - A320 EI-DEF,DVF EUROATLANTIC - B763 CS-TLO HAMBURG INT - D-AHIJ AUSTRIAN/LAUDA - B738 OE-LNP EDELWIESS - A320 HB-IHZ
Other visitors -
M-RLIV Challenger
EC-JTA A320 In LTE colours, departed using its reg so possibly has been stored since they went pop.
YV2040 Falcon 2000
EC-HOB Falcon 900
N3497J BAE 125
N786AC CJ2
EC-KLN AW139 Coastguard (based)
SPOTTING - This hasnt changed since my last visit, there are no views around the Terminal. If you have a car you can get good shots at any time of day from close to the 08 threshold. Leave TF1 motorway and head for Los Abrigos, about half a mile from the junction take a left turn to Abrigal and follow the track until you see the white AENA concrete pillars. turn right and head towards the threshold and this is an excellent spot in the afternoon. In the morning drive into Los Abrigos and take a left through the school and look for the AENA pillars, you will then be opposite the afternoon spot. Once airside there are shots available through tinted glass in the departure lounge that covers the whole apron.
PLEASE FIND ALL PHOTOS AT -
http://www.dtvimages.co.uk/page_1239045411328.html
TENERIFE NORTE
I took a drive up to Tenerife North and this takes about 45 minutes from the south. Take the TF1 towards Santa Cruz and then the TF5 towards La Laguna, come off the exit for El Teide and follow the road through the approach lights and park at the elevated houses next to the Butchers. The spot here is excellent in the afternoon if they are landing on 30 as they touch down in front of you and you are slightly elevated. On the day I visited they were landing from the opposite end so I went to look for a spot, without success as its all built up to the boundary fence, the wind was light so some arrivals landed on 30 but everything departed on 15!!. You can get around the Terminal area as the old Viscount is in a disused car park looking sorry for itself!! The flying club had about 6 tins around, on with the log -
BINTER - ATR72 EC-IYC,JBI,KRY,KYI ISLAS - ATR72 EC-KNO,KKZ,IKQ CLICKAIR - A320 EC-HTD,ICR SPANAIR - A320 EC-IVG SWIFTAIR - B733F EC-KRA