Nonstop flight route between Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shamattawa Airport (ZTM), Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,286 miles (or 2,069 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 Shamattawa 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: | ZTM / CZTM |
Airport Name: | Shamattawa Airport |
Location: | Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°51'47"N by 92°4'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZTM |
More Information: | ZTM 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 Shamattawa Airport (ZTM):
- Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) is Gods River Airport (ZGI), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SW of ZTM.
- Because of Shamattawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Shamattawa 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 furthest airport from Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,446 miles (16,811 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- 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.
- Westover was also the launching point of the heroic Berlin Airlift for 327 days during the Soviet blockade.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- 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.
- 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 mission of Westover was to organize and provide initial training to new combat units.
- During World War II Westover saw the training and formation of Airborne engineer aviation battalions to be used for rapidly establishing airfields in forward areas.
- 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.