A new airport , Tenerife South Airport , was inaugurated on 6 November 1978 , in response to the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster which resulted in the highest number of fatalities ( excluding ground fatalities ) of any single accident in aviation history . The south airport is situated at sea level to avert the occurrence of fog , one of the reasons for the crash
Tenerife airport disaster
Tenerife airport disaster
Tenerife North Airport