Lajes Military Airfield
Lajes Field (or Air Base No. 4), Area bounded within 45NM radius of 384543N 0270527W
except for that South
portion beyond a line defined by 383415N 0280046W
- 381219N 0262631W .
Portuguese Air Force
facility, used by the United States Air Force, and located near Lajes on
Terceira
Island in the Azores, Portugal. Located about 2,300mi/3,680km east of New York
City
and about 1,000mi/1,600km west of Lisbon, Portugal, the base sits in a strategic
location midway between North America and Europe in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The base is operated by the 65th Air Base Wing.
Lajes provides support to 3,000 aircraft including fighters from the US and 20
other allied nations each year.
The geographic position has made this airbase
strategically important to both American and NATO's warfighting capability. In
addition, a small commercial aviation terminal handles scheduled and chartered
flights from North America and the European mainland as well as commercial air
traffic with the other islands in the Azorean archipelago.
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