Nonstop flight route between Yurimaguas, Peru and Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS), Yurimaguas, Peru and Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,330 miles (or 5,359 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 Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo 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 Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo 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 Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS):

• Because of Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport's relatively low elevation of 587 feet, planes can take off or land at Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo 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.
• Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport", another name for YMS is "Aeropuerto Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo".
• The furthest airport from Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) is Kerteh Airport (KTE), which is nearly antipodal to Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (meaning Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerteh Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,861 kilometers) away in Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia.
• The closest airport to Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) is Juanjuí Airport (JJI), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) SSW of YMS.

Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):

• Current military operations at Westover Air Reserve Base are centered around its exceptionally long runways.
• 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.
• 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 mission of Westover was to organize and provide initial training to new combat units.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
• The Westover complex serves the "Joint Use" mission of military and civilian cooperation.
• During World War II Westover saw the training and formation of Airborne engineer aviation battalions to be used for rapidly establishing airfields in forward areas.