Nonstop flight route between Aalborg, Denmark and Lajes, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aalborg Airport (AAL), Aalborg, Denmark and Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,087 miles (or 3,359 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 relatively short distance between Aalborg Airport and Lajes Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAL / EKYT |
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Location: | Aalborg, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°5'34"N by 9°50'57"E |
Area Served: | Aalborg, Denmark |
Operator/Owner: | Aalborg Lufthavn a.m.b.a. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAL |
More Information: | AAL 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 Aalborg Airport (AAL):
- Aalborg Airport handled 142,228 passengers last year.
- Aalborg Airport (AAL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Aalborg Airport", another name for AAL is "Aalborg Lufthavn".
- The airline Greenland Express has its headquarters at Aalborg Airport.
- Because of Aalborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Aalborg Airport 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 furthest airport from Aalborg Airport (AAL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Aalborg Airport (AAL) is Sindal Airport (CNL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of AAL.
Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):
- Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Lajes Field also supported U.S.
- 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.
- During World War II, the designation of the airfield was changed to Air Base No.4 and the Portuguese government expanded the runway, sending troops and equipment to Terceira, including Gloster Gladiator fighters.
- 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".
- 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.
- The resident Portuguese 711 Squadron "Albatrozes" was deactivated on 30 November 2006.
- The origin of the Lajes Field dates back to 1928, when Portuguese Army Lieutenant colonel Eduardo Gomes da Silva wrote a report on the possible construction of an airfield in the plainland of Lajes, for that branch's aviation service.
- The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
- 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.