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 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.[2][3]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lajes Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Azores Airlines | Boston,[4] Lisbon, Porto, Toronto–Pearson[5] Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau,[6] New York–JFK,[6] Oakland[6] |
| Ryanair | Lisbon, Porto |
| SATA Air Açores[6] | Corvo, Flores, Graciosa, Horta, Pico, Ponta Delgada, São Jorge |
| TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
Accidents and incidents
- On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 suffered from fuel exhaustion over the Atlantic Ocean due to a fuel leak. The pilots diverted to Lajes and landed safely.[citation needed]
Statistics
References
- ^ AIP Part 3 - AD 2 Aerodromes Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ When measured from northern and western United States, Keflavik is closer.
- ^ "Azores Airlines Expands Funchal – North America Routes in NS24".
- ^ "Azores Airlines Expands Funchal – North America Routes in NS24".
- ^ a b c d "Azores Airlines destination information" (PDF).
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