Portugal flag Lajes Airport (TER)

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

Destinations
13
Flights / day
19
Busiest route
Ponta Delgada
Top airline
Azores Airlines

Lajes Field Airport averages 19 flights per day to 13 destinations, with nine domestic routes and four international routes. A total of five airlines operate at TER, led by Azores Airlines. This airport provides direct service to four countries across three continents, with Canada representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Lajes Field connects to Bogotá, with a typical flight time of 8 hr 30 mins. Updated: October 19, 2026

Route Network

Lajes Field Airport connects 13 destinations worldwide, with Ponta Delgada standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Bogotá, and the shortest flight is to Ponta Delgada.

Portugal flag Ponta Delgada (PDL) – Portugal 2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
103 mi · 166 km
7
per day
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
966 mi · 1,554 km
3
per day
Portugal flag Horta (HOR) – Portugal 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
89 mi · 144 km
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 da Graciosa (GRW) – Portugal 1 airline
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TER → GRW
1
per day
Portugal flag Velas (SJZ) – Portugal 1 airline
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TER → SJZ
1
per day
Portugal flag Pico Island (PIX) – Portugal 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
74 mi · 120 km
1
per day
Portugal flag Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW) – Portugal 1 airline
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TER → FLW
5
per week
Colombia flag Bogotá (BOG) – Colombia 1 airline
8 hr 30 mins
3,765 mi · 6,060 km
1
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
Portugal flag Funchal (FNC) – Portugal 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
714 mi · 1,148 km
1
per week
Canada flag Oshawa (YOO) – Canada 1 airline
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TER → YOO
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 October 19, 2026.

Lajes Field Airport is served by five airlines, with Azores Airlines in the lead at 38% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 88% of routes. two carriers operate only one route each. A total of three airlines operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. Avianca is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Bogotá with a flight time of 8 hrs 30 mins.

Azores Airlines (6 routes)
SATA Air Acores (6 routes)
TAP Air Portugal (2 routes)
Avianca (1 routes)
Air Nunavut (1 routes)

Lajes Field Airport provides direct service to four countries across three continents. The route network is 69% domestic and 31% international. Canada is the primary international destination.

Portugal - 18/day
Colombia - 0/day
United States of America - 0/day
Canada - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
3 min late
1 min (+41%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
5 min early
3 min (-126.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
—
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Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
4 min late
11 min (-75.4%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
2 min early
4 min (-172%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
6 min late
18 min (-75.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
8 min (-114.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
—
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Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

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Oct 8

2026

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Oct 7

2026

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Oct 6

2026

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Oct 5

2026

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Oct 4

2026

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Oct 3

2026

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Oct 2

2026

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Oct 1

2026

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Sep 30

2026

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Sep 29

2026

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Sep 28

2026

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Sep 27

2026

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Sep 26

2026

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Sep 25

2026

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Sep 24

2026

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Sep 23

2026

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Sep 22

2026

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Sep 21

2026

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Sep 20

2026

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Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#753 (19 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#871 (13 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

3 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
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 19 flights per day to 13 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 9 domestic and 4 international routes, with Azores Airlines as the leading carrier and Ponta Delgada currently the busiest connection. From TER, passengers can reach 4 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,313 m (10,869 ft).

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