Nonstop flight route between Notodden, Norway and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB), Notodden, Norway and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,505 miles (or 5,641 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 Notodden Airport, Tuven 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 Notodden Airport, Tuven 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 Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB):

• The furthest airport from Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Notodden Airport, Tuven", another name for NTB is "Notodden flyplass, Tuven".
• The airport is operated by the limited company Notodden Lufthavn AS, which is again owned by Notodden Municipality.
• The closest airport to Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of NTB.
• Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1979, Det Norske Helikoperskole started Norway's first helicopter pilot school at the airport.
• Braathens SAFE started test flights on 14 March 1956, with the service taking 20 minutes from Oslo Airport, Fornebu.
• Notodden Airport, Tuven handled 3,423 passengers last year.
• As part of the Oslo Airport location controversy, after the new airport was decided located to Gardermoen, there was a public discussion as to what to do with the general aviation which had operated from Fornebu.
• Notodden Airport, Tuven is a municipal regional airport at Heddal in Notodden, a municipality in Telemark county, Norway.
• On 20 November 2003, Notodden Airport was closed for all scheduled traffic by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority, due to a not conforming with safety requirements.
• In 1999, the British airport operator TBI announced it was in negotiations to purchase an airport close to Oslo, and Dagens Næringsliv speculated that it could be Notodden.
• Because of Notodden Airport, Tuven's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Notodden Airport, Tuven 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.

Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• 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.
• Numerous Airborne Engineer Aviation battalions were activated and trained at Westover, to include the 871st, 872d, 873d, 877th, 878th, 879th, 880th, and 881st.
• 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".
• On 6 April 1940, "Army Day" nationwide, the dedication, flag raising and ground breaking ceremony was held on site.
• In 1955 the Strategic Air Command assumed jurisdiction of Westover Air Force Base, and the MATS transport units assigned were transferred to McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.
• Westover Air Reserve Base is an Air Force Reserve Command installation located in the Massachusetts communities of Chicopee and Ludlow, near the city of Springfield, Massachusetts.
• 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.