Nonstop flight route between Manchester, New Hampshire, United States and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT), Manchester, New Hampshire, United States and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 76 miles (or 122 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 Manchester–Boston Regional Airport and Westover Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT):

• The furthest airport from Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Manchester–Boston Regional Airport handled 2,814,125 passengers last year.
• Because of Manchester–Boston Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester–Boston Regional 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 facility was known simply as "Manchester Airport" until April 18, 2006, when it added "-Boston Regional" to advertise its proximity to Boston, about 50 miles to the south.
• Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) has 2 runways.
• In the early 1990s, United Airlines began flights between Manchester and Washington Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C.
• It is home to the New Hampshire Aviation Museum, which is built around an Art Deco control tower and terminal first opened in 1938.
• UPS uses Manchester to "feed" the rest of northern New England by contracting with Wiggins Airways, which flies smaller prop-driven planes to places like Portland, Augusta, Bangor, Presque Isle, Rutland, and other communities.
• The Londonderry Police Department is responsible for law enforcement and security operations at the airport terminal.
• The closest airport to Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is Nashua Airport (ASH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of MHT.

Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• SAC initially came to Westover with activation of the provisional 4050th Air Refueling Wing and the Eighth Air Force headquarters.
• The Westover complex serves the "Joint Use" mission of military and civilian cooperation.
• 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 first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.
• 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.
• 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.
• Westover was also the launching point of the heroic Berlin Airlift for 327 days during the Soviet blockade.
• In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".