Nonstop flight route between Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines and Lajes, Azores, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cauayan Airport (CYZ), Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines and Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,093 miles (or 13,024 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 Cauayan 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 Cauayan 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Cauayan Airport (CYZ):

• Because of Cauayan Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Cauayan 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 Cauayan Airport (CYZ) is Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Cauayan Airport (meaning Cauayan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Suárez International Airport), and is located 12,293 miles (19,783 kilometers) away in Puerto Suárez, Bolivia.
• In addition to being known as "Cauayan Airport", another name for CYZ is "Paliparan ng Cauayan".
• Cauayan Airport (CYZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Cauayan Airport (CYZ) is Tuguegarao Airport (TUG), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) N of CYZ.

Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):

• In 1980, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Terceira Island.
• Lajes provides support to 15,000 aircraft, including fighters from the US and 20 other allied nations each.
• 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".
• 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.
• 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.
• Another important Cold War operation at Lajes was the U.S.
• In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance was established.
• On 1 December 1943, British and U.S.
• Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.