Nonstop flight route between Voronezh, Russia and Lajes, Azores, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ), Voronezh, Russia and Lajes Air Base (TER), Lajes, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,227 miles (or 5,194 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 Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye 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 Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye 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 Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ):

• The furthest airport from Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,711 miles (17,238 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) is Lipetsk Airport (LPK), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNE of VOZ.
• Voronezh-Chertovitskoye International Airport is an airport in Russia located 11 km north of Voronezh.
• In addition to being known as "Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye", another name for VOZ is "Международный аэропорт Воронеж-Чертовицкое".
• Because of Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye's relatively low elevation of 515 feet, planes can take off or land at Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye 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.

Facts about Lajes Air Base (TER):

• In 1961, the Portuguese Air Force EICAP was transferred to Lajes, operating Douglas C-47, Douglas C-54 and later CASA C-212 Aviocar.
• Lajes Air Base (TER) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The base also supports other NATO and non-NATO armed forces assets crossing the Atlantic for transport, VIP, exercise, relief or humanitarian duties.
• On 1 December 1943, British and U.S.
• In August 2006, Portuguese news agencies reported that both governments were in discussions for a new agreement that could allow the use of Lajes for the training of a permanent F-22 Raptor squadron.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Lajes Air Base (TER) is Graciosa Airport (GRW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of TER.