Nonstop flight route between El Obeid, Sudan and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Obeid Airport (EBD), El Obeid, Sudan and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,245 miles (or 10,050 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 El Obeid Airport and Westover Air Reserve Base, 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 El Obeid Airport and Westover Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Obeid Airport (EBD):

• The furthest airport from El Obeid Airport (EBD) is Mataiva Airport (MVT), which is nearly antipodal to El Obeid Airport (meaning El Obeid Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataiva Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Mataiva, French Polynesia.
• El Obeid Airport (EBD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to El Obeid Airport (EBD) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is located 229 miles (369 kilometers) NE of EBD.

Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• In 1942 Westover Field was training center for anti-submarine, engineering, chemical platoons, bomber and fighter groups.
• 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.
• Current military operations at Westover Air Reserve Base are centered around its exceptionally long runways.
• 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".
• 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 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.
• The first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.
• Building at the base was constant throughout 1941.
• On 7 April 1944, the Base Operating Unit was reorganized into the 112th Army Air Force Base Unit.