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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Lajes Airport

Lajes Airport (IATA: TER, ICAO: LPLA) is located in the parish and Vila das Lajes, in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on Terceira Island, in the Azores.

Overview

Lajes Airport (TER) Level 3 - Check In area.
Check-in area
Apron view

Lajes Airport not only serves Terceira but is also a hub providing international access to the Azores. It shares a runway and control and support structures with the military Lajes Field. Its runway is the longest among the airports of the Azores, measuring about 3300 meters in length. Aerogare Civil das Lajes (ACL) has a capacity of 750,000 passengers per year and 360 passengers per hour as of the last requalification. It is the closest international airport in Europe measured from eastern United States, for example 3,969 kilometres (2,466 mi) from New York.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lajes Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Azores Airlines Boston, Lisbon, Porto, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, New York–JFK, Oakland
Ryanair Lisbon, Porto
SATA Air Açores Corvo, Flores, Graciosa, Horta, Pico, Ponta Delgada, São Jorge
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam

Accidents and incidents

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at TER airport. See Wikidata query.

References

  1. ^ AIP Part 3 - AD 2 Aerodromes Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Google Maps".
  3. ^ When measured from northern and western United States, Keflavik is closer.
  4. ^ "Azores Airlines Expands Funchal – North America Routes in NS24".
  5. ^ "Azores Airlines Expands Funchal – North America Routes in NS24".
  6. ^ "Azores Airlines destination information" (PDF).