Terceira Airport

Terceira Airport

Terceira Airport, also known as Base Aérea das Lajes, is an important commercial and military airport in Portugal. It is on the island of the same name in the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • URL: Terceira (TER)
  • Time zone: GMT -1
  • Service telephone: +351 (0) 295 545 454
  • Address: Aerogare Civil de Terceira - Lajes Pedreiras, 9760-251 Praia de Vitoria, Ilha Terceira, Acores, Portugal
  • Operating company: Portuguese Air Force (Base Aérea 4)
  • Parking: Yes, there is plenty of parking available.
  • Directions by car: The airport is located directly on the ring road 1-1, about 4 km or 2 miles north of Praia de Vitoria.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (13.36%), Tuesday (16.82%), Wednesday (14.20%), Thursday (13.07%), Friday (13.36%), Saturday (13.59%), Sunday (15.60%)
  • Alternative spelling: Aeroporto das Lajes, Терсейра, Тэрсейра, Τερσέιρα, 테르세이라, 特塞拉, テルセイラ

Most popular destinations from Terceira (Flights per week )

  1. Ponta Delgada (Azores) (36, 28,13 %)
  2. Lisbon (23, 17,97 %)
  3. Graciosa Island (14, 10,94 %)
  4. Horta (12, 9,38 %)
  5. Sao Jorge Island (11, 8,59 %)
  6. Pico Island (8, 6,25 %)
  7. Toronto Pearson (6, 4,69 %)
  8. Boston Logan (4, 3,13 %)
  9. Flores Island (4, 3,13 %)
  10. Porto (4, 3,13 %)
  11. other (4.66 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. SATA Air Acores (170, 65,13 %)
  2. Azores Airlines (55, 21,07 %)
  3. Ryanair (20, 7,66 %)
  4. other (6.13 %)

Location
The airport is 4 km or 2 miles north of Praia de Vitoria, in the municipality of Lajes. It is easy to reach reachable via the island ring road EN 1-1A.


Statistical weather data for Terceira

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