Nonstop flight route between Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Huaraz, Peru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal and Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA), Huaraz, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,643 miles (or 7,471 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 Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani 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 Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):

• 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 closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of 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".
• The resident Portuguese 711 Squadron "Albatrozes" was deactivated on 30 November 2006.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA):

• The closest airport to Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of ATA.
• The furthest airport from Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) is Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (meaning Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
• Because of Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport's high elevation of 9,097 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ATA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ATA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) currently has only 1 runway.