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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Huslia Airport (HSL), Huslia, Alaska, United States and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,443 miles (or 5,542 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 Huslia 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 Huslia 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 Huslia Airport (HSL):

• The closest airport to Huslia Airport (HSL) is Hughes Airport (HUS), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) ENE of HSL.
• Huslia Airport (HSL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Huslia Airport covers an area of 203 acres at an elevation of 220 feet above mean sea level.
• Huslia Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Huslia, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Huslia Airport", another name for HSL is "HLA".
• Because of Huslia Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Huslia 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.
• The furthest airport from Huslia Airport (HSL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,247 miles (16,490 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.

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 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.
• In September 1972, the 4713th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron moved to Westover AFB from Otis AFB.
• 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.
• 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.
• Since the Constructing Quartermaster had already planned the base, the first permanent masonry buildings were constructed east of the airfield to those designs, which were intended to be lasting and attractive.