Nonstop flight route between Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Odienné Airport (KEO), Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,353 miles (or 3,787 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 Lajes Air Base and Odienné Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | KEO / DIOD |
Airport Name: | Odienné Airport |
Location: | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°32'20"N by 7°33'39"W |
Area Served: | Odienné |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1365 feet (416 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEO |
More Information: | KEO Maps & Info |
Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):
- 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.
- 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".
- Lajes Field was one of the two stopover and refueling bases for the first transatlantic crossing of non-rigid airships in 1944.
- 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.
- Portugal has explored contingencies in the event the United States military eventually abandons Lajes, including the possibility of entering an agreement with the People's Republic of China.
- Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Lajes Field also supported U.S.
- The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of 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.
Facts about Odienné Airport (KEO):
- The furthest airport from Odienné Airport (KEO) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Odienné Airport (meaning Odienné Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,008 miles (19,325 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Odienné Airport (KEO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Odienné Airport (KEO) is Boundiali Airport (BXI), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) E of KEO.