London to Tenerife flight path: STN to TFS

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Tenerife. While the right side offers a fleeting glimpse of London at departure and some Atlantic coastline during cruise, the left side wins overall thanks to views of Iberian interior mountains during cruise and, most decisively, the dramatic volcanic approach into Tenerife with Mount Teide dominating the final descent.

During takeoff from Stansted (STN), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing on runway 22, the aircraft climbs southwest over Essex before curving south past the London control zone, giving right-side passengers a brief but recognizable view of the London skyline and the Thames estuary before the coast is reached. Notable sights include: London skyline (Canary Wharf/City towers), Thames Estuary, Essex farmland patchwork, English Channel coastline near Kent.

When landing at Tenerife Sur (TFS), sit on the Left side for the best views. On the more common runway 07 approach into Tenerife Sur, the aircraft flies in from the southwest over open ocean, so left-side passengers face north toward the island's interior and get a dramatic view of Mount Teide's volcanic cone and the rugged mountain spine of Tenerife, while the right side looks only over the Atlantic. Notable sights include: Mount Teide volcano, Tenerife's central mountain ridge, Los Cristianos/Playa de las Américas coastline, La Gomera island silhouette on the horizon.

The flight from Stansted (STN) to Tenerife Sur (TFS) takes 4h 40m.

Around the midpoint the flight path crosses over Galicia and northern Portugal, with the rugged Cantabrian foothills and the Atlantic-facing coastline near Porto visible before the route continues out over open ocean toward Madeira and the Canary Islands.