Nonstop flight route between Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Erzurum, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Erzurum Airport (ERZ), Erzurum, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,554 miles (or 5,719 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 Lajes Air Base and Erzurum Airport, 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 Lajes Air Base and Erzurum Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERZ / LTCE |
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Location: | Erzurum, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°57'19"N by 41°10'9"E |
Area Served: | Erzurum, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Administrations) / Turkish Air Force Command |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ERZ |
More Information: | ERZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):
- Civilian operators may use Terceira Airport/Lajes Air Base after requesting a landing permit according to the rules inscribed in the AIP for Portugal, issued by the Portuguese Directorate of Civilian Aviation.
- Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
- Base Aérea das LajesBase Aérea Nº 4Aeroporto das Lajes
- 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".
- 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.
- On 1 December 1943, British and U.S.
- In 1980, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Terceira Island.
- In the late 1950s, USAF air refueling/tanker aircraft were stationed at Lajes to provide inflight refueling for U.S.
- 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.
- The United States and the United Kingdom transferred control of Lajes to Portugal in 1946.
- The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
Facts about Erzurum Airport (ERZ):
- The furthest airport from Erzurum Airport (ERZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Erzurum Airport (ERZ) is Muş Airport (MSR), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) SSE of ERZ.
- Erzurum Airport (ERZ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Erzurum Airport", another name for ERZ is "Erzurum Havalimanı".