Nonstop flight route between Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Lajes, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trivandrum International Airport (TRV), Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,593 miles (or 10,610 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 Trivandrum 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 Trivandrum 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: | TRV / VOTV |
Airport Name: | Trivandrum International Airport |
Location: | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°28'55"N by 76°55'12"E |
Area Served: | Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha; Tamil Nadu: Nagercoil, Marthandam, Kanyakumari |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRV |
More Information: | TRV 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 Trivandrum International Airport (TRV):
- The closest airport to Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) is Cochin International Airport (COK), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) NNW of TRV.
- Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Trivandrum International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Trivandrum 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 Trivandrum International terminal is located approximately 3.7 km due west from the city centre, 16 km from Kovalam beach, 13 km from Technopark Trivandrum and 21 km from the proposed Vizhinjam International Seaport.
- In addition to civil operations, Trivandrum Airport also caters to the Indian Air Force and the Coast Guard for their strategic operations.
- The entrance to the terminal is from the Chaka-Eenchakkal road.
- The first flight from the airport took off on 1 November 1935, carrying mails of Royal Anchal to Bombay.
- The furthest airport from Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Facts about Lajes Air Base (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.
- Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1947, the Portuguese Esquadra 41 started to operate from Lajes, equipped with Boeing SB-17, Grumman HU-16 Albatross, Douglas C-54 Skymaster and, later Sikorsky H-19.
- Lajes Field was one of the two stopover and refueling bases for the first transatlantic crossing of non-rigid airships in 1944.
- 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 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".
- 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.
- 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.