Nonstop flight route between Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Biała Podlaska, Poland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), Biała Podlaska, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,545 miles (or 4,095 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 Biała Podlaska 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 Biała Podlaska 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: | BXP / EPBP |
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Location: | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°0'11"N by 23°8'36"E |
Area Served: | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
Operator/Owner: | Cargo Hub Warszawa Biała |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from BXP |
More Information: | BXP Maps & Info |
Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):
- In 2009 Lajes provided rescue support of shipping lanes across the Atlantic, a safe haven for medical or mechanical emergency situations in aircraft crossing the Atlantic, and support for the USAF's continuing campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- 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.
- In 1961, the Portuguese Air Force EICAP was transferred to Lajes, operating Douglas C-47, Douglas C-54 and later CASA C-212 Aviocar.
- 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.
- By 1943, the British and American armed forces were allowed basing rights in Portugal, and the Royal Air Force took over Lajes Field as RAF Station Lajes.
- On 14 December 2012 it was announced that personnel at Lajes Field will be reduced in 2014 with a reduction of 400 military personnel and 500 family members.
- Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
- 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".
Facts about Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP):
- In proximity of 70 kilometers there is a precious complex of Białowieża Primaeval Forest, known as Belaveskaya Pushcha in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland.
- The closest airport to Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) is Brest Airport (BQT), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ENE of BXP.
- The furthest airport from Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,372 miles (18,302 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Biała Podlaska Airport", other names for BXP include "Port Lotniczy Biała Podlaska" and "Biała Podlaska".
- Biała Podlaska Airport is a former military airport, located near the town of Biała Podlaska, in the north of Lublin Voivodship.