AirportsLajes Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Praia da Vitória, in Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TER.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TER
- ICAO code
- LPLA
- City
- Praia da Vitória
- State or region
- Autonomous Region of Azores
- Country
- Portugal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.7618° N, 27.0908° W
- Elevation
- 55 m (180 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,313 m (10,870 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TER means Lajes Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LPLA. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.7618° N, 27.0908° W. It stands 55 metres (180 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Ponta Delgada, about 168 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Azores, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lajes Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,313 metres (10,870 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Portugal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,313 m 10,870 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Graciosa AirportSanta Cruz da Graciosa | GRW | 89 km |
| São Jorge AirportVelas | SJZ | 95 km |
| Pico AirportPico Island | PIX | 120 km |
| Horta AirportHorta | HOR | 144 km |
| João Paulo II AirportPonta Delgada | PDL | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,168 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,514 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,664 km | 9 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,500 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,953 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,833 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,325 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,643 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 19,458 km | 23 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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