Nonstop flight route between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Lajes, Azores, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,536 miles (or 7,300 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 Addis Ababa Bole 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 Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and Lajes Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD):

• Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) is Mekane Selam Airport (MKS), which is located 121 miles (194 kilometers) N of ADD.
• In addition to being known as "Addis Ababa Bole International Airport", another name for ADD is "አዲስ አበባ ቦሌ ዓለም አቀፍ አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ".
• The furthest airport from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (meaning Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,759 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport's high elevation of 7,656 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ADD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ADD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):

• The closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.
• During World War II, the designation of the airfield was changed to Air Base No.4 and the Portuguese government expanded the runway, sending troops and equipment to Terceira, including Gloster Gladiator fighters.
• 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 the late 1950s, USAF air refueling/tanker aircraft were stationed at Lajes to provide inflight refueling for U.S.
• 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.
• 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".
• In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance was established.
• The United States and the United Kingdom transferred control of Lajes to Portugal in 1946.
• Lajes Field was one of the two stopover and refueling bases for the first transatlantic crossing of non-rigid airships in 1944.
• 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.
• Lajes supported the large airlift during the Gulf War.
• On August 9, 1954, a Lockheed L-749A-79 Constellation operated by Avianca crashed three minutes after take off.