Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (pronounced [ˈlaʒɨʃ]; Portuguese: Base Aérea das Lajes), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (Base Aérea N.º 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.
Home to the 65th Air Base Wing and U.S. Forces Azores, Lajes Field provides logistics support for more than 3,000 aircraft, including fighters from the United States and 20 allied nations, each year – the equivalent of an entire fighter squadron every three days.
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Lajes Field is a Portuguese Air Base, located on the island of Terceira. The nine inhabited islands of the Azores archipelago are located in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 2,300 miles east of Washington, D.C. and about 900 miles west of Lisbon, Portugal.
Lajes Field is located on Terceira Island in the Azores archipelago of Portugal. The island sits in the Atlantic Ocean midway between North America and Europe, making it an important link between the United States and its allies.
Lajes Field – also referred to as Air Base #4 – is a Portuguese military installation run by the Portuguese Air Force. It is a multi use facility that hosts a few units from other countries as well. It is located almost 1000 km from the Portugal capital Lisbon.