Santa Cruz de La Palma Airport recorded the lowest average deviation in September. The departure punctuality rate refers to the proportion of departures with a delay of no more than 15 minutes. The ranking covers six airports in the Canary Islands.
Data source: Airport statistics, Aena.
Tenerife South (TFS) came last in terms of average delay. Departures from Tenerife South Airport were delayed by an average of 13 minutes and 21 seconds. The rate stood at 70.4 per cent.
Tenerife North (TFN) recorded the biggest decline on average compared with August. The average delay rose from 7:58 to 8:05 minutes. At the same time, the on-time performance rate increased from 80.2 per cent to 82.6 per cent. Tenerife South recorded the most significant improvement: the average delay fell from 18:12 to 13:21 minutes, whilst the on-time performance rate climbed from 63.5 to 70.4 per cent.
Canary Islands airports: two metrics yield different frontrunners
In terms of average deviation, Santa Cruz de La Palma came out on top. Tenerife North achieved the highest on-time rate. Individual extreme outliers pushed up the average, whilst the on-time rate only counted departures within the 15-minute limit. So far this year, Santa Cruz de La Palma has led the way in terms of average deviation, whilst Tenerife North has led in terms of on-time rate.
Tenerife North also recorded the highest proportion of cancellations, at 1.5 per cent. An earlier analysis of the Canary Islands‘ airports had also placed Tenerife South at the bottom of the table over the Christmas period, whilst Tenerife North was among the most punctual airports in Spain.
The table contains the September figures for all six airports. The average deviation determines their ranking.
| Rank | Airport | Average deviation | Proportion | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de La Palma (SPC) | 7 minutes and 11 seconds late | 82 per cent | 1088 |
| 2 | Tenerife North (TFN) | 8 minutes and 5 seconds late | 82.6 per cent | 3579 |
| 3 | Gran Canaria (LPA) | 10 minutes and 28 seconds late | 76.1 per cent | 5545 |
| 4 | Fuerteventura (FUE) | 11 minutes and 26 seconds late | 75.3 per cent | 2210 |
| 5 | Lanzarote (ACE) | 12 minutes 30 seconds late | 74.8 per cent | 2868 |
| 6 | Tenerife South (TFS) | 13 minutes and 21 seconds late | 70.4 per cent | 3048 |
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