KCEF · Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base

CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

241

Elevation ft

Runways

11,597

Longest ft · 05/23

42.19N

72.53W

Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base serves Chicopee, Massachusetts at 241 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 11,597 by 300 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file marked joint use. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	11,597 × 300 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	7,085 × 147 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 241 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	241 ft	2,485 ft	2,135 ft	3,203 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,441 ft	2,719 ft	2,262 ft	3,393 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,641 ft	2,953 ft	2,389 ft	3,583 ft
35°C afternoon	2,699 ft	2,964 ft	2,395 ft	3,592 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 11,597 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,592 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KCEF is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBAF Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport	8 nm W	9,000 ft
KBDL Bradley International Airport	17 nm SW	9,510 ft
KORE Orange Municipal Airport	25 nm NE	5,002 ft
KORH Worcester Regional Airport	30 nm E	7,001 ft
KPSF Pittsfield Municipal Airport	36 nm NW	5,792 ft
KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport	41 nm NE	5,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KCEF

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KCEF. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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