Nonstop flight route between Piešťany, Slovakia and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piešťany Airport (PZY), Piešťany, Slovakia and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,142 miles (or 6,665 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 Piešťany 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 Piešťany 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 Piešťany Airport (PZY):

• In addition to being known as "Piešťany Airport", another name for PZY is "Letisko Piešťany".
• Piešťany Airport (PZY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Kunovice Airport (UHE), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of PZY.
• Because of Piešťany Airport's relatively low elevation of 545 feet, planes can take off or land at Piešťany 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.

Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
• 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.
• 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.
• ADC established a more substantial presence in July 1957 when the 4729th Air Defense Group was activated.
• 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.
• Physically, Westover is the largest Air Force Reserve base in the United States and will expand significantly over the next decade to further encompass Active and Reserve Component activities of the Navy, Marines, Army, and mainline Air Force functions from installations closed by the Base Realignment and Closure process.
• The first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.