Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Kogalym International Airport (KGP), Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,996 miles (or 8,040 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 Kogalym International 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 Kogalym International 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 7 April 1944, the Base Operating Unit was reorganized into the 112th Army Air Force Base Unit.
• SAC initially came to Westover with activation of the provisional 4050th Air Refueling Wing and the Eighth Air Force headquarters.
• 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.
• Westover was also the launching point of the heroic Berlin Airlift for 327 days during the Soviet blockade.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Kogalym International Airport (KGP):

• Kogalym International Airport (KGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kogalym International Airport (KGP) is Surgut Airport (SGC), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SSW of KGP.
• The furthest airport from Kogalym International Airport (KGP) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,030 miles (17,750 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Kogalym International Airport", another name for KGP is "Международный аэропорт Когалым".
• Because of Kogalym International Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Kogalym International 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.