Nonstop flight route between Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States and Kirkland Lake Airport (YKX), Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 551 miles (or 887 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 Westover Air Reserve Base and Kirkland Lake Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKX / CYKX |
Airport Name: | Kirkland Lake Airport |
Location: | Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°12'37"N by 79°58'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Kirkland Lake |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1157 feet (353 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKX |
More Information: | YKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF):
- On 7 April 1944, the Base Operating Unit was reorganized into the 112th Army Air Force Base Unit.
- A second ADC interceptor squadron, the 324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated at Westover on 18 October 1955.
- The first organization at the base was the 10th Signal Platoon in June 1940.
- Westover Field was placed under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Air District, later First Air Force, with the 25th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron the main Base Operating Unit.
- With the end of World War II, Westover Field was designated as a permanent United States Army Air Force installation in 1945 and was not inactivated as most of the wartime temporary training airfields were in the fall of 1945.
- Current military operations at Westover Air Reserve Base are centered around its exceptionally long runways.
- In addition to being known as "Westover Air Reserve Base", another name for CEF is "Westover ARB".
- 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.
Facts about Kirkland Lake Airport (YKX):
- Kirkland Lake Airport (YKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kirkland Lake Airport (YKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,993 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kirkland Lake Airport (YKX) is Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of YKX.