Nonstop flight route between Aguascalientes, Mexico and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU), Aguascalientes, Mexico and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,228 miles (or 3,585 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 Jesús Terán Peredo International 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: | AGU / MMAS |
Airport Name: | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport |
Location: | Aguascalientes, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°42'20"N by 102°19'4"W |
Area Served: | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6112 feet (1,863 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGU |
More Information: | AGU 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 Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU):
- Because of Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport's high elevation of 6,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) is Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of AGU.
- The furthest airport from Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,502 miles (18,511 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) has 2 runways.
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- The original airfield at Westover consisted of three runways in the standard "A" pattern to accommodate landings in all directions based on wind direction.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- 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.
- Current military operations at Westover Air Reserve Base are centered around its exceptionally long runways.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.