Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(42°11'38"N by 72°32'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°3'33"S by 53°3'50"W)
Distance from CEF to FBE:
4,876.81 miles (7,848.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,877 miles (or 7,848 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 Paulo Abdala 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 Paulo Abdala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBE / SSFB |
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| Location: | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°3'33"S by 53°3'50"W |
| Area Served: | Francisco Beltrão |
| Operator/Owner: | Francisco Beltrão SEIL |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2100 feet (640 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBE |
| More Information: | FBE Maps & Info |
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.
- President Roosevelt signed a $750,000 Works Progress Administration project bill for the air base's construction in November 1939.
- The first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.
- 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.
- Current military operations at Westover Air Reserve Base are centered around its exceptionally long runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- ADC established a more substantial presence in July 1957 when the 4729th Air Defense Group was activated.
Facts about Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE):
- In addition to being known as "Paulo Abdala Airport", another name for FBE is "Aeroporto Paulo Abdala".
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The closest airport to Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of FBE.
- The furthest airport from Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Kerama Airport (KJP), which is nearly antipodal to Paulo Abdala Airport (meaning Paulo Abdala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerama Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan.
- Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Paulo Abdala Airport handled 1,516 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.60 miles (15.45 km) WSW | Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF) | Westfield / Springfield, Massachusetts, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.46 miles (28.10 km) ENE | Ware Airport (UWA) | Ware, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 3 | 19.18 miles (30.87 km) SSW | Bradley International Airport (BDL) | Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States | |
| 4 | 30.82 miles (49.60 km) S | Rentschler Heliport (EHT) | East Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 5 | 32.14 miles (51.72 km) S | Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 6 | 34.09 miles (54.86 km) E | Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 7 | 36.14 miles (58.16 km) NE | Gardner Municipal Airport (GDM) | Gardner, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 8 | 41.95 miles (67.51 km) WNW | Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF) | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 9 | 44.47 miles (71.56 km) W | Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR) | Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 10 | 50.17 miles (80.74 km) NNE | Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN) | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 11 | 50.49 miles (81.26 km) NNE | Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) | Keene, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 12 | 54.23 miles (87.27 km) ENE | Moore Army Airfield (AYE) | Leominster, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 13 | 56.75 miles (91.33 km) ESE | North Central State Airport (SFZ) | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 14 | 58.29 miles (93.81 km) SSW | Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 15 | 60.51 miles (97.37 km) W | Columbia County Airport (HCC) | Hudson, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,731.41 miles (18,879.83 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,715.26 miles (18,853.84 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,707.88 miles (18,841.96 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,687.36 miles (18,808.94 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,681.26 miles (18,799.12 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,630.08 miles (18,716.75 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,605.00 miles (18,676.39 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,600.25 miles (18,668.75 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,588.35 miles (18,649.60 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,513.74 miles (18,529.52 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,460.39 miles (18,443.66 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,426.40 miles (18,388.97 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,420.09 miles (18,378.80 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,387.01 miles (18,325.57 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,367.08 miles (18,293.50 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.79 miles (91.40 km) SSW | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 77.99 miles (125.50 km) NNW | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 78.28 miles (125.98 km) SSE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 4 | 90.39 miles (145.46 km) WNW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 5 | 93.90 miles (151.12 km) WNW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 99.57 miles (160.24 km) SE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 100.06 miles (161.03 km) WSW | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 8 | 106.62 miles (171.58 km) ENE | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 118.34 miles (190.44 km) WNW | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 120.78 miles (194.37 km) SSE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 121.01 miles (194.74 km) SE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 124.31 miles (200.05 km) E | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 134.58 miles (216.58 km) ESE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 140.80 miles (226.59 km) ESE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 153.82 miles (247.54 km) NNW | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,413.39 miles (19,977.37 km) WNW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,395.41 miles (19,948.43 km) NNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,391.78 miles (19,942.58 km) WNW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,381.33 miles (19,925.78 km) WNW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,367.00 miles (19,902.71 km) NW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,301.64 miles (19,797.52 km) NE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,296.28 miles (19,788.89 km) NE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,228.06 miles (19,679.11 km) NE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,200.32 miles (19,634.46 km) NW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,196.92 miles (19,628.99 km) NE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,195.49 miles (19,626.70 km) NW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,167.56 miles (19,581.74 km) W | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,166.24 miles (19,579.61 km) ENE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,164.03 miles (19,576.06 km) W | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,094.32 miles (19,463.87 km) E | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |