# Lajes Airport (TER / LPLA)

**Lajes Airport** (IATA: TER, ICAO: LPLA) is a medium airport in Praia da Vitória, Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal. It opened in 1943. It has one runway, 3,313 m (10,870 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Portuguese Air Force. In 2025 it handled 1.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpla

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TER / LPLA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Portuguese Air Force
- Serves: Praia da Vitória, Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 55 m / 180 ft
- Coordinates: 38.7618, -27.0908
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,313 m / 10,870 ft
- Passengers: 1,003,800 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-1/+0 · Atlantic/Azores
- Website: https://aerogarelajes.azores.gov.pt
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajes_Field (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1800787
- Weather station: LPLA · WMO 08509
- Ident: LPLA

## Timeline

- 1943: Lajes Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,313 m / 10,870 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 141° / 321° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 216,341 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 349,814 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 480,367 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 604,347 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 618,116 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 681,011 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 242,959 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 399,542 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 662,978 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 720,612 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 986,610 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,003,800 | Eurostat |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.0M (2025) | #822 of 3,974 | #200 in Europe | #6 in PT |
| Longest runway | 3,313 m / 10,870 ft | #700 of 29,858 | #95 in Europe | #4 in PT |
| Elevation | 55 m / 180 ft | =34,439 of 43,403 | =4,434 in Europe | =42 in PT |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | #5 in PT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =5 in PT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 135.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.300 |
| GCCD | GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | AMC COMD POST | 130.650 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 28.442 |
| PTD | PTD | 30.877 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [GRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpgr.md) Graciosa Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [SJZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpsj.md) São Jorge Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [PIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppi.md) Pico Airport · 120 km / 74 mi
- [HOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lphr.md) Horta Airport · 144 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpla/data