Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Foumban, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM), Foumban, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,614 miles (or 9,034 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 Foumban Nkounja 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 Foumban Nkounja 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: | FOM / FKKM |
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Location: | Foumban, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°38'12"N by 10°45'2"E |
Area Served: | Foumban, Cameroon |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3966 feet (1,209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOM |
More Information: | FOM Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- In 1942 Westover Field was training center for anti-submarine, engineering, chemical platoons, bomber and fighter groups.
- In September 1972, the 4713th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron moved to Westover AFB from Otis AFB.
- Due to its location, Westover is transitted by many different aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- Westover was also the launching point of the heroic Berlin Airlift for 327 days during the Soviet blockade.
- Plans for Westover Field were made in 1939 as a result of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in 1939.
Facts about Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM):
- In addition to being known as "Foumban Nkounja Airport", another name for FOM is "FOM / KOB".
- Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Foumban Nkounja Airport (meaning Foumban Nkounja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,596 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) is Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of FOM.