Nonstop flight route between Santa Clara, Cuba and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU), Santa Clara, Cuba and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,427 miles (or 2,296 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 relatively short distance between Abel Santamaría Airport and Westover Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNU / MUSC |
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Location: | Santa Clara, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°29'31"N by 79°56'36"W |
Area Served: | Santa Clara, Cuba |
Operator/Owner: | ECASA |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 338 feet (103 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNU |
More Information: | SNU 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 Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU):
- In addition to being known as "Abel Santamaría Airport", another name for SNU is "Aeropuerto "Abel Santamaría"".
- Because of Abel Santamaría Airport's relatively low elevation of 338 feet, planes can take off or land at Abel Santamaría 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 Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) is Jaime González Airport (CFG), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SW of SNU.
- Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,694 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- Four-engine C-54 Skymaster and shorter-range C-47 Skytrain transports took supplies and reinforcements from Westover to the armed forces and returned with the wounded and discharged troops.
- Plans for Westover Field were made in 1939 as a result of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in 1939.
- Westover Field was designed to be nearly self-sufficient, with not only hangars, but barracks, warehouses, hospitals, dental clinics, dining halls, and maintenance shops were needed.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- 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.
- On 7 April 1944, the Base Operating Unit was reorganized into the 112th Army Air Force Base Unit.
- 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.
- 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.