Lajes Air Base

Airport
ICAO code: 
LPLA
IATA Code: 
TER
Summary
ICAO Region: 
NAT
Territory: 
Portugal
Location: 
Lajes, Região Autónoma dos Açores
Serving: 
Lajes
Elevation: 
180 ft
Coordinates: 
Aerial View: 
38° 45' 54.371" N, 27° 5' 39.745" W
Climate classification (KCC): 
Cfa
Metar
Observation
LPLA 090400Z /////KT 9999 BKN030 14/12 Q1035
Station
Lajes Acores
Date/Time
2021-12-09 04:00:00
Lowest cloud amount
broken clouds
Temperature
14°C
Dew point
12°C
Humidity
87%
QNH
1035 hPa
Weather condition
n/a

Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base, officially designated Air Base No. 4, is a Portuguese Air Force facility home to the Azores Air Zone Command and to a United States Air Force detachment, and located near Lajes on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal.

Climatology

Humid “subtropical” climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa)

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Rops
15/33 3313 60 ASP No/No
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