Nonstop flight route between Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Tezu Airport (TEI), Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,552 miles (or 10,544 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 Tezu 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 Tezu 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: | TEI / VETJ |
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Location: | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°56'30"N by 96°8'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TEI |
More Information: | TEI 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 closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
- Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the late 1950s, USAF air refueling/tanker aircraft were stationed at Lajes to provide inflight refueling for U.S.
- In 1980, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Terceira Island.
- 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.
- 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 base also supports other NATO and non-NATO armed forces assets crossing the Atlantic for transport, VIP, exercise, relief or humanitarian duties.
- During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Lajes Field also supported 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.
- 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.
Facts about Tezu Airport (TEI):
- Tezu Airport (TEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tezu Airport (TEI) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,659 miles (18,764 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Tezu Airport", another name for TEI is "तेजु हवाई अड्डे".
- The closest airport to Tezu Airport (TEI) is Pasighat Airport (IXT), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) WNW of TEI.
- Because of Tezu Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Tezu 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.