Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Saint-Brieuc, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK), Saint-Brieuc, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,292 miles (or 5,298 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Westover Air Reserve Base and Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Westover Air Reserve Base and Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEF / KCEF |
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Location: | Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°11'38"N by 72°32'4"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CEF |
More Information: | CEF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBK / LFRT |
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Location: | Saint-Brieuc, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'15"N by 2°51'24"W |
Area Served: | Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Côtes d'Armor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 452 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBK |
More Information: | SBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- The first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, the name of Westover Field was changed to Westover Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
- ADC established a more substantial presence in July 1957 when the 4729th Air Defense Group was activated.
- Plans for Westover Field were made in 1939 as a result of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in 1939.
- Building at the base was constant throughout 1941.
- On 1 June 1948 Air Transport Command was reorganized into the Military Air Transport Service, and Westover was designated as Headquarters, Atlantic Division, Military Air Transport Service.
- The furthest airport from Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,731 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF) is Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of CEF.
Facts about Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK):
- The closest airport to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of SBK.
- Because of Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport's relatively low elevation of 452 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (meaning Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,416 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport", another name for SBK is "Aéroport de Saint-Brieuc - Armor".
- The airport is located in Trémuson and is also referred to as the Saint-Brieuc - Trémuson Airport.