TFS to LHR flight delays
306 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
72.79%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.33%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In August it ran 29.8 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 8 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The two directions do not behave alike. LHR to TFS arrives on time 6.6 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only British Airways flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, British Airways arrived on time most often on TFS to LHR. Flights ran closest to schedule in August and worst in March.
Every airline on TFS to LHR
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 306 | 72.79% | 0.33% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LHR to TFS London back to Tenerife 79.41% on time COther routes from Tenerife
Common questions
Are flights from Tenerife to London usually delayed?
72.79% of flights on the TFS to LHR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Tenerife to London?
Only British Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 306 flights and 72.79% arriving on time.
How often are TFS to LHR flights cancelled?
0.33% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 3 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Tenerife to London?
August, when 91.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 61.9%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on TFS to LHR during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →