Nonstop flight route between Hyderabad, India and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Begumpet Airport (BPM), Hyderabad, India and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,920 miles (or 12,746 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 Begumpet 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 Begumpet 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 Begumpet Airport (BPM):

• At the time of its closure, Begumpet was the 6th busiest airport in India.
• The furthest airport from Begumpet Airport (BPM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,598 miles (18,665 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Begumpet Airport (BPM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Begumpet Airport (BPM) is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) S of BPM.
• Begumpet is now used for military aviation training and for flights carrying VIPs.
• In addition to being known as "Begumpet Airport", other names for BPM include "బేగంపేట విమానాశ్రయము", "حیدرآباد ائیرپورٹबेगमपेट विमानक्षेत्र" and "Hyderabad Old Airport".
• After the closure of Begumpet Airport for commercial flights, it is being used for aviation and flight training purposes by A.P.

Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• Numerous Airborne Engineer Aviation battalions were activated and trained at Westover, to include the 871st, 872d, 873d, 877th, 878th, 879th, 880th, and 881st.
• Since the Constructing Quartermaster had already planned the base, the first permanent masonry buildings were constructed east of the airfield to those designs, which were intended to be lasting and attractive.
• The mission of Westover was to organize and provide initial training to new combat units.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, the name of Westover Field was changed to Westover Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
• In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
• The Westover complex serves the "Joint Use" mission of military and civilian cooperation.