Nonstop flight route between Daman, India and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daman Airport (NMB), Daman, India and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,578 miles (or 12,196 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 Daman Airport and Westover Air Reserve Base, 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 Daman Airport and Westover Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NMB / VADN |
Airport Name: | Daman Airport |
Location: | Daman, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°26'3"N by 72°50'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Coast Guard |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NMB |
More Information: | NMB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Daman Airport (NMB):
- The furthest airport from Daman Airport (NMB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Daman Airport (NMB) has 2 runways.
- Because of Daman Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Daman 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.
- The closest airport to Daman Airport (NMB) is Surat Airport (STV), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of NMB.
- The station has two squadrons under its administrative and operational control.
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- Plans for Westover Field were made in 1939 as a result of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in 1939.
- In 1951 Air Defense Command established an air defense interceptor presence at Westover, its units being assigned to the base in a tenant status until the turnover of the base to the Air Force Reserve in 1974.
- Westover was also the launching point of the heroic Berlin Airlift for 327 days during the Soviet blockade.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- President Roosevelt signed a $750,000 Works Progress Administration project bill for the air base's construction in November 1939.
- Numerous Airborne Engineer Aviation battalions were activated and trained at Westover, to include the 871st, 872d, 873d, 877th, 878th, 879th, 880th, and 881st.
- On 7 April 1944, the Base Operating Unit was reorganized into the 112th Army Air Force Base Unit.
- Building at the base was constant throughout 1941.
- In 1942 Westover Field was training center for anti-submarine, engineering, chemical platoons, bomber and fighter groups.
- Since the Constructing Quartermaster had already planned the base, the first permanent masonry buildings were constructed east of the airfield to those designs, which were intended to be lasting and attractive.
- 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.