Nonstop flight route between Nagoya, Japan and Lajes, Azores, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO), Nagoya, Japan and Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,247 miles (or 11,663 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 Chūbu Centrair 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 Chūbu Centrair 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:

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Facts about Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO):

• Central Japan International Airport Station, the train station for Centrair is located on the Meitetsu Airport Line operated by Nagoya Railroad.
• In addition to being known as "Chūbu Centrair International Airport", other names for NGO include "中部国際空港" and "Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō".
• The airport announced in March 2013 that it would open a second 30,000 m² terminal for low-cost airlines by summer 2014.
• The furthest airport from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,886 miles (19,128 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• In 2008, Jetstar withdrew from the airport, and Continental Airlines ended its Honolulu flights.
• The closest airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) is Nagoya Airfield (NKM), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of NGO.
• There is a duty-free area in the international departure area on the 3rd floor as well.
• United Airlines suspended service on the Nagoya-San Francisco route in 2008.
• Chūbu is Japan's third off-shore airport, after Nagasaki Airport and Kansai International Airport, and is also the second airport built in Japan on a manmade island.
• Because of Chūbu Centrair International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Chūbu Centrair 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.
• The main terminal is shaped like a "T," with three piers radiating from a central ticketing area.
• Malaysia Airlines suspended Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur service in 2008.
• Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):

• Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base, officially designated Air Base No.
• Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the summer of 1984, Lajes undertook a new mission known as "SILK PURSE." Boeing EC-135s began operating out of Lajes Field as an airborne command post for the U.S.
• Civilian operators may use Terceira Airport/Lajes Air Base after requesting a landing permit according to the rules inscribed in the AIP for Portugal, issued by the Portuguese Directorate of Civilian Aviation.
• In the late 1950s, USAF air refueling/tanker aircraft were stationed at Lajes to provide inflight refueling for U.S.
• 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 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 2009 Lajes provided rescue support of shipping lanes across the Atlantic, a safe haven for medical or mechanical emergency situations in aircraft crossing the Atlantic, and support for the USAF's continuing campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• 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.