Lajes Field - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Lajes Field - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (; ), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (Base Aérea Nº 4, BA4) , is a multi-use airfield near Lajes and northeast of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. It is home to the Portuguese Air Force Base Aérea N º4 and Azores Air Zone Command (), a United States Air Force detachment unit (operated by the 65th Air Base Group of United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa), and a regional air passenger terminal. Located about east of New York City and about west of Lisbon, Portugal; the base sits in a strategic location midway between North America and Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. Read more on Wikipedia
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