Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and O'Neill, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL), O'Neill, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,331 miles (or 2,141 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 relatively short distance between Westover Air Reserve Base and O'Neill Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ONL / KONL |
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| Location: | O'Neill, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°28'9"N by 98°41'13"W |
| Area Served: | O'Neill, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | O'Neill Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2031 feet (619 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ONL |
| More Information: | ONL 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.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- 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 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.
- The 60th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was moved to the base in January 1951 flying F-86A Sabres and assumed an air defense mission, providing air defense in the northeastern United States.
- With the end of World War II, Westover Field was designated as a permanent United States Army Air Force installation in 1945 and was not inactivated as most of the wartime temporary training airfields were in the fall of 1945.
- The first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.
- 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 mission of Westover was to organize and provide initial training to new combat units.
- Physically, Westover is the largest Air Force Reserve base in the United States and will expand significantly over the next decade to further encompass Active and Reserve Component activities of the Navy, Marines, Army, and mainline Air Force functions from installations closed by the Base Realignment and Closure process.
Facts about O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL):
- The closest airport to O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) is Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) W of ONL.
- The furthest airport from O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,551 miles (16,980 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "O'Neill Municipal Airport", another name for ONL is "John L. Baker Field".
- O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The field is named after John L.
