Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Belgrade, Serbia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), Belgrade, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,382 miles (or 7,053 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 Westover Air Reserve Base and Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, 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 Westover Air Reserve Base and Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• 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 6 April 1940, "Army Day" nationwide, the dedication, flag raising and ground breaking ceremony was held on site.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
• Westover Air Reserve Base is an Air Force Reserve Command installation located in the Massachusetts communities of Chicopee and Ludlow, near the city of Springfield, Massachusetts.
• 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.
• Due to its location, Westover is transitted by many different aircraft.
• On 1 February 1946 Westover became an Air Transport Command base which meant that it was the terminus for air routes around the world.
• 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 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.

Facts about Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG):

• The closest airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) is Batajnica Airbase (BJY), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of BEG.
• The airport was rebuilt by October 1944 and until the end of the war was used by the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia as part of the Allied war effort.
• During 2012 work was completed on the expansion of the terminal two security and passport control area.
• Terminal 2 was constructed in 1979 for the airport's growing passenger numbers.
• In August 2007, the airport management announced that within the next 4 years Terminal 2 gates will be expanded as well as parking spaces for aircraft.
• Because of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Belgrade Nikola Tesla 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.
• In addition to being known as "Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport", other names for BEG include "Аеродром Београд - Никола Тесла" and "Aerodrom Beograd - Nikola Tesla".
• Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The runway, which is now CAT IIIb, was upgraded in October 2005, as part of a large renovation project.
• The furthest airport from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,607 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.