Nonstop flight route between Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Trenton, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX), Trenton, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,464 miles (or 5,574 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 Trenton Municipal 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 Trenton Municipal 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: | TRX / KTRX |
Airport Name: | Trenton Municipal Airport |
Location: | Trenton, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°5'0"N by 93°35'26"W |
Area Served: | Trenton, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | City of Trenton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 757 feet (231 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRX |
More Information: | TRX Maps & Info |
Facts about Lajes Air Base (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.
- Lajes supported the large airlift during the Gulf War.
- Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base, officially designated Air Base No.
- Another important Cold War operation at Lajes was the U.S.
- The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
- The United States and the United Kingdom transferred control of Lajes to Portugal in 1946.
- 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 Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lajes provides support to 15,000 aircraft, including fighters from the US and 20 other allied nations each.
- 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.
Facts about Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX):
- The closest airport to Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) is Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of TRX.
- Because of Trenton Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 757 feet, planes can take off or land at Trenton Municipal 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 Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) currently has only 1 runway.