Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,128 miles (or 5,033 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 Fort Yukon 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 Fort Yukon 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):

• On 1 June 1948 Air Transport Command was reorganized into the Military Air Transport Service, and Westover was designated as Headquarters, Atlantic Division, Military Air Transport Service.
• 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 addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
• ADC established a more substantial presence in July 1957 when the 4729th Air Defense Group was activated.
• President Roosevelt signed a $750,000 Works Progress Administration project bill for the air base's construction in November 1939.
• On 1 February 1946 Westover became an Air Transport Command base which meant that it was the terminus for air routes around the world.
• 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.
• Due to its location, Westover is transitted by many different aircraft.
• 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.
• Westover Field was designed to be nearly self-sufficient, with not only hangars, but barracks, warehouses, hospitals, dental clinics, dining halls, and maintenance shops were needed.
• Plans for Westover Field were made in 1939 as a result of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in 1939.

Facts about Fort Yukon Airport (FYU):

• Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) is Birch Creek Airport (KBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of FYU.
• The furthest airport from Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,155 miles (16,342 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Fort Yukon Airport covers an area of 261 acres and has one gravel runway measuring 5,810 x 150 ft.
• Because of Fort Yukon Airport's relatively low elevation of 438 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Yukon 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.