Nonstop flight route between Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dalma Airport (ZDY), Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,642 miles (or 10,690 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 Dalma 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 Dalma 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: | ZDY / |
Airport Name: | Dalma Airport |
Location: | Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°30'11"N by 52°20'8"E |
Area Served: | Dalma Island, UAE |
Operator/Owner: | Abu Dhabi Airports Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ZDY |
More Information: | ZDY 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 Dalma Airport (ZDY):
- The closest airport to Dalma Airport (ZDY) is Hamad International Airport (DOH), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ZDY.
- The furthest airport from Dalma Airport (ZDY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,970 miles (19,264 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- The mission of Westover was to organize and provide initial training to new combat units.
- Physically, Westover is the largest Air Force Reserve base in the United States and will expand significantly over the next decade to further encompass Active and Reserve Component activities of the Navy, Marines, Army, and mainline Air Force functions from installations closed by the Base Realignment and Closure process.
- The 60th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was moved to the base in January 1951 flying F-86A Sabres and assumed an air defense mission, providing air defense in the northeastern United States.
- 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.
- Building at the base was constant throughout 1941.
- 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.
- Westover was also the launching point of the heroic Berlin Airlift for 327 days during the Soviet blockade.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".