Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Sogndal, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG), Sogndal, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,405 miles (or 5,479 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 Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen, 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 Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen. 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: | SOG / ENSG |
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Location: | Sogndal, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°9'25"N by 7°8'17"E |
Area Served: | Sogndal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1633 feet (498 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOG |
More Information: | SOG Maps & Info |
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- With the end of World War II, Westover Field was designated as a permanent United States Army Air Force installation in 1945 and was not inactivated as most of the wartime temporary training airfields were in the fall of 1945.
- Westover Field was placed under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Air District, later First Air Force, with the 25th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron the main Base Operating Unit.
- The original airfield at Westover consisted of three runways in the standard "A" pattern to accommodate landings in all directions based on wind direction.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- In 1942 Westover Field was training center for anti-submarine, engineering, chemical platoons, bomber and fighter groups.
- 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.
- Detonation in August 1949 by the Soviet Union of an atomic bomb spawned a new strategy in the military, calling for massive retaliation in the event of an attack.
- 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 Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG):
- Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen handled 64,637 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen", another name for SOG is "Sogndal lufthavn, Haukåsen".
- The furthest airport from Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,229 miles (18,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) is Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) WNW of SOG.