Nonstop flight route between Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Zanesville, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV), Zanesville, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,882 miles (or 4,638 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 Zanesville 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 Zanesville 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: | ZZV / KZZV |
Airport Name: | Zanesville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°56'39"N by 81°53'31"W |
Area Served: | Zanesville, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Zanesville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 900 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZZV |
More Information: | ZZV Maps & Info |
Facts about Lajes Air Base (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".
- 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 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
- Another important Cold War operation at Lajes was the U.S.
- The base also supports other NATO and non-NATO armed forces assets crossing the Atlantic for transport, VIP, exercise, relief or humanitarian duties.
- 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.
Facts about Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV):
- The closest airport to Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) is Harry Clever Field (PHD), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NE of ZZV.
- Because of Zanesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Zanesville 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.
- Zanesville Municipal Airport is a city owned airport six miles east of downtown Zanesville, in Muskingum County, Ohio.
- Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) has 2 runways.
- Zanesville Municipal Airport covers 534 acres at an elevation of 900 feet.
- The furthest airport from Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,413 miles (18,367 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.