Airports / Portugal / TER
Lajes Airport
LPLA / TERPraia da Vitória, PortugalELEV 180 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Graciosa Airport (GRW).
Overview
Lajes Airport (LPLA / TER) sits in Praia da Vitória, Portugal, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 180 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
TER has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Graciosa Airport (GRW, 48 nm), São Jorge Airport (SJZ, 51 nm), and Pico Airport (PIX, 65 nm).
Quotes for flights out of TER vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Terceira Island. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from TER, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LPLA
IATA
TER
FAA / Local
LPLA
Elevation
180 ft
Coordinates
38.7618° N · 27.0908° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Portugal fields
state range 5–2,241 ft
At 180 ft, TER sits lower than 68% of the 31 Portugal fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 48nmGRWGraciosa AirportSanta Cruz da Graciosa
- 51nmSJZSão Jorge AirportVelas
- 65nmPIXPico AirportPico Island
- 78nmHORHorta AirportHorta
- 90nmPDLJoão Paulo II AirportPonta Delgada
- 141nmSMASanta Maria AirportVila do Porto
Location
Open the full mapLPLA · Lajes Airport · Praia da Vitória, Portugal