Nonstop flight route between Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ), Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,826 miles (or 2,938 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 Meadow Lake Airport and Westover Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLJ / CYLJ |
| Airport Name: | Meadow Lake Airport |
| Location: | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°7'31"N by 108°31'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1577 feet (481 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLJ |
| More Information: | YLJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEF / KCEF |
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| Location: | Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°11'38"N by 72°32'4"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEF |
| More Information: | CEF Maps & Info |
Facts about Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ):
- Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,066 miles (16,200 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) is CFB Cold Lake (YOD), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) WNW of YLJ.
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (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.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- Four-engine C-54 Skymaster and shorter-range C-47 Skytrain transports took supplies and reinforcements from Westover to the armed forces and returned with the wounded and discharged troops.
- Westover took part in the Korean War transporting freight and passengers to the forces in Japan and South Korea, and casualties were brought to the Westover Air Force Base Hospital from 1950 to 1954.
- 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.
- Building at the base was constant throughout 1941.
- Plans for Westover Field were made in 1939 as a result of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in 1939.
- 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.
