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Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (pronounced; Portuguese: Base Aérea das Lajes), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (Base Aérea N.º 4, BA4) (IATA: TER, ICAO: LPLA), is a multi-use airfield near Lajes and 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Angra do Heroísmo [1] on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal.
The total U.S. population, including dependents, is about 2,170. Department of Defense employs approximately 930 Portuguese civilians at Lajes Field. An Air Force colonel serves jointly as U.S. Forces Azores commander and as commander of the 65th Air Base Group, Air Combat Command.
The 65th Air Base Group is a group of the United States Air Force based at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.. The group provides base and en route support for the U.S. Department of Defense, allied nations and other authorized aircraft in transit, including those from the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Colombia, Germany, Venezuela and Great Britain.
Lajes is best known for being the location of Portuguese Air Force Base No.4, used for military, small inter-island, as well as scheduled and chartered flights from North America and mainland Europe. The U.S. military has a multi-year agreement with the government of Portugal at Lajes Airfield, which is the base for U.S. 65th Air Base Wing (65 ...
Rabo de Peixe Air Base Air Base No. 4 BA4 Rabo de Peixe, São Miguel Island, Azores: 1942–1946 First to receive the designation of Air Base No. 4 (BA4) São Jacinto Air Base: Air Base No. 7 BA7 LPAV Aveiro, Portugal: 1958–1978 Former Gago Coutinho Naval Aviation School of the Portuguese Naval Aviation: Air Base No. 5 BA5 1953–1957 Sintra ...
The Lajes Air Base largely contributed to the Allied victory in Europe, first in its use by the British Royal Air Force in the elimination of the German submarine threat in the North Atlantic and then in its use by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) in the air connection between the US and Europe and North Africa, enabling it to reduce ...
Terceira is the location of the Azores' oldest city, Angra do Heroísmo, the historical capital of the archipelago and UNESCO World Heritage Site; the seat of the judicial system (Supreme Court); and the main insular Portuguese Air Force base, Base Aérea nº 4 at Lajes, with a United States Air Force detachment.
The Azores Air Zone Command (Portuguese: Comando da Zona Aérea dos Açores, ZAA) is a Portuguese Air Force command, responsible for the planning, supervision and control of the readiness of the airpower resources and of the air activity in the area of the Azores islands. It is under the direct dependency of the Air Command.