Dutch equivalent of TUI with a choice of three comfort classes flies from Amsterdam
Terceira Airport (TER) is the military airport and base for US Military in the Azores. Located in the island of Terceira in the region of Azores it is situated around 16km from the city center of Angra do Heroísmo. Terceira Airport has links with other major airports in Portugal Like Porto Airport, Faro Airport, etc. and has flights landing in here from various destinations within Portugal and other International flights from European destinations like Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, etc. The airport has coffee shops, Snack bar, 24hrs ATM, a restaurant serving various delicacies, bank and a post office. Despite being a military airport it has subsequent facilities for civilian passengers and has an efficient baggage handling center built in a separate commercial air traffic terminal which handles tourists arriving to visit the Azores autonomous region. Traveler on a tight budget can find cheap airline tickets to this airport form specialized travel agents who deal in packaged tour for Azores region. A quick and efficient airport shuttle service is too available from the Terceira Airport to the city center. Besides that different low cost hotels and budget tour packages are available for tourist arriving here by the local tour operators. Being the main hub of entry point into this region this airport handles more than 15,000 flights including fighters’ from the US and other 20 allied nations. Terceira Airport has had a long history in military aviation and is a strategically placed for both American and NATO's war fighting capability.