Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Liping County, Guizhou, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Liping Airport (HZH), Liping County, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,702 miles (or 12,394 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 Liping 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 Liping 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: | HZH / ZUNP |
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| Location: | Liping County, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°19'22"N by 109°9'6"E |
| Area Served: | Liping, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from HZH |
| More Information: | HZH Maps & Info |
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- During World War II Westover saw the training and formation of Airborne engineer aviation battalions to be used for rapidly establishing airfields in forward areas.
- On 7 April 1944, the Base Operating Unit was reorganized into the 112th Army Air Force Base Unit.
- The original airfield at Westover consisted of three runways in the standard "A" pattern to accommodate landings in all directions based on wind direction.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- ADC established a more substantial presence in July 1957 when the 4729th Air Defense Group was activated.
Facts about Liping Airport (HZH):
- The furthest airport from Liping Airport (HZH) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Liping Airport (meaning Liping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Liping Airport (HZH) is Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NNE of HZH.
- In addition to being known as "Liping Airport", other names for HZH include "黎平机场" and "Lípíng Jīchǎng".
