Lajes Field

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Lajes Field Air Base 4
Base Aérea das Lajes Base Aérea Nº 4
Lajes, Terceira Island in the Azores
A variety of US Air Force aircraft seen at Lajes, the airfield being used as a stop-off whilst aircraft transit between the Americas and Europe
Nós outros, cuja fama tanto voa
Lajes Location in the Azores
Coordinates	38°45′43″N 027°05′27″W / 38.76194°N 27.09083°W / 38.76194; -27.09083
Type	Military airfield
Site information
Owner	Ministry of National Defence
Operator	Portuguese Air Force (PAF)
Controlled by	Azores Air Zone Command
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1934 (1934)
In use	1934 – present
Garrison information
Occupants	502 Squadron (Portugal) (PAF) 752 Squadron "Fénix"(Portugal) (PAF) 65th Air Base Group (USAF)
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: TER, ICAO: LPLA, WMO: 085090
Elevation	55 metres (180 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 15/33 3,314 metres (10,873 ft) Asphalt
Airfield shared with Lajes Airport Source: Portuguese AIP[1]

Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (pronounced [ˈlaʒɨʃ]; Portuguese: Base Aérea das Lajes), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (Base Aérea Nº 4, BA4) (IATA: TER, ICAO: LPLA), is a multi-use airfield near Lajes and 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Angra do Heroísmo^[1] on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. It is home to the Portuguese Air Force Base Aérea N º4 and Azores Air Zone Command (Portuguese: Comando da Zona Aérea dos Açores), a United States Air Force detachment unit (operated by the 65th Air Base Group of United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa), and a regional air passenger terminal. Located about 3,680 km (2,290 mi) east of New York City and about 1,600 km (990 mi) west of Lisbon, Portugal; the base sits in a strategic location midway between North America and Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean.