Nonstop flight route between Akieni, Gabon and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akieni Airport (AKE), Akieni, Gabon and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,089 miles (or 9,799 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 Akieni 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 Akieni 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: | AKE / FOGA |
Airport Name: | Akieni Airport |
Location: | Akieni, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°8'22"S by 13°54'11"E |
Elevation: | 1476 feet (450 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AKE |
More Information: | AKE 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 Akieni Airport (AKE):
- The closest airport to Akieni Airport (AKE) is M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SW of AKE.
- The furthest airport from Akieni Airport (AKE) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,965 miles (19,255 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- The first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.
- 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.
- 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 Westover complex serves the "Joint Use" mission of military and civilian cooperation.
- In February 1961, the 76th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated at Westover flying the supersonic F-102 Delta Dagger interceptor, assuming air defense duties.
- With the end of World War II, Westover Field was designated as a permanent United States Army Air Force installation in 1945 and was not inactivated as most of the wartime temporary training airfields were in the fall of 1945.
- 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.
- 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.