Live flights at Fuerteventura Airport (FUE)

FUE GCFV  El Matorral, Spain

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FUE at a glance

  • What it is: Fuerteventura Airport is a regional airport serving El Matorral, Spain.
  • Codes: FUE on your ticket, GCFV on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 85 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Atlantic/Canary (UTC+1), so every time shown for FUE is local rather than UTC.
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Runways
85 ft
Field elevation

About Fuerteventura Airport

Fuerteventura Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 28.45° N, 13.86° W, on Atlantic/Canary time (UTC+1).

Fuerteventura Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 01/19, measures 11,220 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the long-haul capable category: widebodies operate comfortably, though the very longest sectors may need a payload trade. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 01/19 is aligned roughly north/south, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that north/south alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at FUE

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
01/19 11,220 ft (3,420 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near FUE

Great-circle distance from Fuerteventura Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Cristiano Ronaldo FNC 548 km north-west Funchal
Dakhla VIL 565 km south Dakhla

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at FUE

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Airbus A320 A320 ES-MBB Nordica
IATA / ICAO
FUE / GCFV
Location
El Matorral, Spain 28.453, -13.864
Time zone
Atlantic/Canary
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Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in Spain.

More airports and guides connected to FUE

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Málaga (AGP) serves the same country. The codes FUE and GCFV are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about FUE

What is the airport code for Fuerteventura Airport?

Fuerteventura Airport uses the IATA code FUE on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code GCFV in flight plans and on radar. The leading “G” in GCFV is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does FUE have?

Fuerteventura Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 85 ft above sea level.

What time zone is FUE in?

Fuerteventura Airport operates on Atlantic/Canary local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at FUE live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Fuerteventura Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Atlantic/Canary.