RYR5538

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Departure · Tenerife Island (TFS)

Terminal C · Gate C35 · Check-in 202, 208

Scheduled 06:00 · Estimated 06:04

Airborne since 06:11 (ADS-B)

Board data from aena_spain_tfs, updated 639 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (callsign change)

Departure

Tenerife South Airport (TFS) — Tenerife Island, Spain

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 05:00 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 05:11 UTC (approx.)

Arrival

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) — Cardiff, United Kingdom

Also flies as

FR5538

Distance flown

2826 km

Straight-line distance

2822 km

Approach distance

67 km

Aircraft

Registration

EI-IHC

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

197 total (197 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,025 ft

Max ground speed

486 kt

Tracked

4h 27m · 2,818 km

Altitude (ft, max 38,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 486)

Altitude (ft, max 38,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 486)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Ryanair (RYR)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 05:11 UTC	RYR5538	TFS → CWL Tenerife Island → Cardiff	EI-IHC	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2826 km
2026-09-18 05:14 UTC	RYR5538	TFN → CWL Tenerife Island → Cardiff	EI-HMT	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2971 km
2026-09-11 05:14 UTC	RYR5538	TFS → CWL Tenerife Island → Cardiff	9H-VUP	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	3007 km
2026-09-04 05:09 UTC	RYR5538	TFS → CWL Tenerife Island → Cardiff	EI-ILO	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2930 km
2026-08-28 05:31 UTC	RYR5538	TFS → CWL Tenerife Island → Cardiff	EI-ILO	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2918 km
2026-08-21 05:15 UTC	RYR5538	TFS → CWL Tenerife Island → Cardiff	EI-ILO	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	4045 km
2026-08-14 05:14 UTC	RYR5538	? → CWL ? → Cardiff	9H-VVE	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	14100 km