Nonstop flight route between Trujillo, Peru and Lajes, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), Trujillo, Peru and Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,645 miles (or 7,475 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 Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport and Lajes Air Base, 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 Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport and Lajes Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRU / SPRU |
Airport Name: | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport |
Location: | Trujillo, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°4'53"S by 79°6'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 106 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRU |
More Information: | TRU Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU):
- Because of Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 106 feet, planes can take off or land at Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International 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.
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (meaning Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hat Yai International Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
- The closest airport to Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) NNE of TRU.
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.
- During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Lajes Field also supported 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.
- The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
- 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 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance was established.
- 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.
- 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.