Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Marlboro County Jetport (BTN), Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 652 miles (or 1,049 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 Westover Air Reserve Base and Marlboro County Jetport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• President Roosevelt signed a $750,000 Works Progress Administration project bill for the air base's construction in November 1939.
• Physically, Westover is the largest Air Force Reserve base in the United States and will expand significantly over the next decade to further encompass Active and Reserve Component activities of the Navy, Marines, Army, and mainline Air Force functions from installations closed by the Base Realignment and Closure process.
• Current military operations at Westover Air Reserve Base are centered around its exceptionally long runways.
• The original airfield at Westover consisted of three runways in the standard "A" pattern to accommodate landings in all directions based on wind direction.
• In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.

Facts about Marlboro County Jetport (BTN):

• The closest airport to Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) is Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BTN.
• Because of Marlboro County Jetport's relatively low elevation of 147 feet, planes can take off or land at Marlboro County Jetport 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.
• Inactivated on 16 October 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
• The furthest airport from Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,589 miles (18,651 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Marlboro County Jetport", other names for BTN include "H.E. Avent Field" and "BBP".