Portugal flag Lajes Airport (TER)

Country Portugal | Europe | Regional Airport | IATA: TER | ICAO: LPLA | Elevation 180 ft · 55 m | Local time

Destinations
12
Flights / day
25
Busiest route
Ponta Delgada
Top airline
SATA Air Acores

Lajes Field Airport averages 25 flights per day to 12 destinations, with nine domestic routes and three international routes. A total of three airlines operate at TER, led by SATA Air Acores. This airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Lajes Field connects to Toronto, with a typical flight time of 6 hr 35 mins. Updated: September 3, 2026

Route Network

Lajes Field Airport connects 12 destinations worldwide, with Ponta Delgada standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Toronto, and the shortest flight is to Ponta Delgada.

Portugal flag Ponta Delgada (PDL) – Portugal 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
103 mi · 166 km
8
per day
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
966 mi · 1,554 km
4
per day
Portugal flag Horta (HOR) – Portugal 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
89 mi · 144 km
3
per day
Portugal flag Pico Island (PIX) – Portugal 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
74 mi · 120 km
3
per day
Portugal flag Santa Cruz da Graciosa (GRW) – Portugal 1 airline
TER → GRW
2
per day
Portugal flag Velas (SJZ) – Portugal 1 airline
TER → SJZ
2
per day
Portugal flag Porto (OPO) – Portugal 2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
987 mi · 1,589 km
2
per day
Portugal flag Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW) – Portugal 1 airline
TER → FLW
6
per week
Portugal flag Funchal (FNC) – Portugal 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
714 mi · 1,148 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Boston (BOS) – United States of America 1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,293 mi · 3,690 km
1
per week
United States of America flag San Francisco (SFO) – United States of America 1 airline
TER → SFO
1
per week
Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 1 airline
6 hr 35 mins
2,706 mi · 4,355 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 3, 2026.

Lajes Field Airport is served by three airlines, with SATA Air Acores in the lead at 43% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 100% of routes. zero carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. Azores Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Toronto with a flight time of 6 hrs 35 mins.

SATA Air Acores (6 routes)
Azores Airlines (5 routes)
TAP Air Portugal (3 routes)

Lajes Field Airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents. The route network is 75% domestic and 25% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Portugal - 25/day
United States of America - 0/day
Canada - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
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0 flights (24 hour total)

Low confidence: limited qualified flight volume in this window.

Sep 5

2026

02:00 - 03:00

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0

Sep 5

2026

01:00 - 02:00

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Sep 5

2026

00:00 - 01:00

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0

Sep 4

2026

23:00 - 00:00

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0

Sep 4

2026

22:00 - 23:00

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Sep 4

2026

21:00 - 22:00

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0

Sep 4

2026

20:00 - 21:00

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Sep 4

2026

19:00 - 20:00

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Sep 4

2026

18:00 - 19:00

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2026

17:00 - 18:00

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Sep 4

2026

16:00 - 17:00

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Sep 4

2026

15:00 - 16:00

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Sep 4

2026

14:00 - 15:00

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Sep 4

2026

13:00 - 14:00

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Sep 4

2026

12:00 - 13:00

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Sep 4

2026

11:00 - 12:00

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Sep 4

2026

10:00 - 11:00

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Sep 4

2026

08:00 - 09:00

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Sep 4

2026

07:00 - 08:00

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Sep 4

2026

06:00 - 07:00

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Sep 4

2026

05:00 - 06:00

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Sep 4

2026

04:00 - 05:00

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Sep 4

2026

03:00 - 04:00

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0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
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on-time
7 min (-100%) vs last week
7d trend
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0 flights (7 day total)

Sep 4

2026

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0

Sep 3

2026

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on-time
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0

Sep 2

2026

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on-time
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Sep 1

2026

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0

Aug 31

2026

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on-time
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0

Aug 30

2026

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on-time
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0

Aug 29

2026

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0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
19 min late
1 min (+3.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
8 min late
2 min (+30.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Sep 4

2026

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Sep 3

2026

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on-time
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Sep 2

2026

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Sep 1

2026

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Aug 31

2026

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Aug 30

2026

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Aug 29

2026

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Aug 28

2026

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0

Aug 27

2026

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Aug 26

2026

Departure
29 min late
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 24

2026

Departure
28 min late
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14 min late
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0

Aug 23

2026

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on-time
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0

Aug 22

2026

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19 min late
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1 min early
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0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
21 min late
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9 min late
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0

Aug 20

2026

Departure
7 min late
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3 min early
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0

Aug 19

2026

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4 min late
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3 min early
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Aug 18

2026

Departure
22 min late
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1 min early
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0

Aug 17

2026

Departure
10 min late
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2 min late
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Aug 16

2026

Departure
15 min late
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on-time
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0

Aug 15

2026

Departure
15 min late
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5 min late
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Aug 14

2026

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15 min late
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1 min early
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Aug 13

2026

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10 min late
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1 min late
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Aug 12

2026

Departure
18 min late
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1 min late
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Aug 11

2026

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11 min late
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1 min early
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Aug 10

2026

Departure
38 min late
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29 min late
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Aug 9

2026

Departure
27 min late
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22 min late
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Aug 8

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
5 min late
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0

Aug 7

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
9 min late
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0

Aug 6

2026

Departure
28 min late
Arrival
36 min late
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0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#665 (25 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#901 (12 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,869 ft 3,313 m 199 ft 61 m Asphalt
10,869 ft 3,313 m 199 ft 61 m Asphalt

Runway Length

4 aircraft cannot operate at Lajes Field Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,869 ft (3,313 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Lajes Field (IATA: TER) operates around 25 flights per day to 12 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 9 domestic and 3 international routes, with SATA Air Acores as the leading carrier and Ponta Delgada currently the busiest connection. From TER, passengers can reach 3 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,313 m (10,869 ft).

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