Lajes Airport

IATA TERICAO LPLAMedium airport

Lajes Airport is a medium airport near Praia da Vitória in Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal. It is listed as IATA TER and ICAO LPLA. The airport is located at 38.7618° / -27.0908° at an elevation of 55 m (180 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,313 m. The nearest airport is Graciosa Airport, 89 km (55 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Lajes Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Lajes Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`TER`
ICAO code	`LPLA`
Identifier	`LPLA`
Type	Medium airport
City	Praia da Vitória
Region	Autonomous Region of Azores
Country	Portugal
Coordinates	38.76180, -27.09080
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	38° 45′ 42.48″ N 27° 05′ 26.88″ W
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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