Nonstop flight route between Huizhou, Guangdong, China and Lajes, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huizhou Airport (HUZ), Huizhou, Guangdong, China and Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,499 miles (or 12,069 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Huizhou Airport and Lajes Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Huizhou Airport and Lajes Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUZ / ZGHZ |
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Location: | Huizhou, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°2'53"N by 114°36'1"E |
Area Served: | Huizhou, Guangdong, China |
Operator/Owner: | Guangdong Airport Group Co. |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
View all routes: | Routes from HUZ |
More Information: | HUZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TER / LPLA |
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Location: | Lajes, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°45'42"N by 27°5'26"W |
Area Served: | Praia da Vitória/Angra do Heroísmo |
Operator/Owner: | Portuguese Air Force/Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 180 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TER |
More Information: | TER Maps & Info |
Facts about Huizhou Airport (HUZ):
- The closest airport to Huizhou Airport (HUZ) is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) WSW of HUZ.
- In addition to being known as "Huizhou Airport", other names for HUZ include "惠州机场" and "Huìzhōu Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Huizhou Airport (HUZ) is Orán Airport (ORA), which is nearly antipodal to Huizhou Airport (meaning Huizhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orán Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Orán, Salta Province, Argentina.
Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):
- Because of Lajes Air Base's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Lajes Air Base at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The United States and the United Kingdom transferred control of Lajes to Portugal in 1946.
- In addition to being known as "Lajes Air Base", other names for TER include "Base Aérea das Lajes", "Base Aérea Nº 4" and "Aeroporto das Lajes".
- The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
- In 1980, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Terceira Island.
- The furthest airport from Lajes Air Base (TER) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Lajes Air Base (meaning Lajes Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,229 miles (19,680 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- Recently, in August 2010, Portuguese news agencies advised for the termination of the F-22 Raptor plan to use Lajes as a platform for DACT training over the Atlantic Ocean.
- Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The civilian terminal also plays an important role in support of passenger and cargo airliners, executive, corporate and private jets flying to the island or beyond as the central location in the Azores group of islands makes it an ideal spot for refuelling or stopover.
- During the Portuguese Colonial War, from 1961 to 1975, the Air Force Hospital at Lajes operated as the main centre for treatment and rehabilitation of mutilated and heavy burned soldiers of the three services of the Portuguese Armed Forces.