Nonstop flight route between Bajhang, Nepal and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bajhang Airport (BJH), Bajhang, Nepal and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,206 miles (or 11,596 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 Bajhang 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 Bajhang Airport and Westover Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bajhang Airport (BJH):

• The closest airport to Bajhang Airport (BJH) is Sanphebagar Airport (FEB), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of BJH.
• Because of Bajhang Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Bajhang Airport (BJH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,772 miles (18,944 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (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.
• 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 February 1961, the 76th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated at Westover flying the supersonic F-102 Delta Dagger interceptor, assuming air defense duties.
• 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".
• Current military operations at Westover Air Reserve Base are centered around its exceptionally long runways.
• 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.