Nonstop flight route between Mora, Sweden and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX), Mora, Sweden and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,642 miles (or 5,862 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 Mora–Siljan 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 Mora–Siljan 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 Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX):

• Because of Mora–Siljan Airport's relatively low elevation of 634 feet, planes can take off or land at Mora–Siljan 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.
• Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) is Borlänge Airport (BLE), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of MXX.
• The furthest airport from Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,169 miles (17,974 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• 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.
• President Roosevelt signed a $750,000 Works Progress Administration project bill for the air base's construction in November 1939.
• In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
• In 1951 Air Defense Command established an air defense interceptor presence at Westover, its units being assigned to the base in a tenant status until the turnover of the base to the Air Force Reserve in 1974.
• Westover was also the launching point of the heroic Berlin Airlift for 327 days during the Soviet blockade.
• In 1942 Westover Field was training center for anti-submarine, engineering, chemical platoons, bomber and fighter groups.