Westover Metropolitan Airport - CEF
The Westover Metropolitan Airport is the civilian airport located in a complex along with the Westover Air Reserve Base. It is located near Springfield, across the communities of Granby, Chicopee, and Ludlow in Massachusetts, and is can be accessed by several rail spurs. The airport was named after General Oscar Westover, who was an Army Air Corps commanding officer in the 1930s. The Westover Metropolitan Airport uses the airport code CEF, and offers safe and secure flights at competitive rates with quicker turns and less congestion compared to larger commercial airports. In 2017, it logged around 16,213 aircraft operations.
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The airport was established by former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and played a valuable strategic role for the country’s defense during World War II as well as the more recent wars against Afghanistan and Iraq. It started out as an Army Air Corps Base, but through the years, has undergone several re-alignments. Currently, it features a full-service passenger terminal, and two asphalt runways. Cities like Springfield, Boston, New York, and Broad Brook, Vernon, are easily accessible by passengers flying in to this airport.
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The Quality Inn Chicopee-Springfield has a location that is very convenient for those with flights or businesses in the Westover Metropolitan Airport. Also nearby is Hampton Inn Chicopee/Springfield, which is about a 10-minute drive from the airport and air force base complex.
The nearest alternative airport for passengers is the Bradley International Airport, which is located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut and serves the state capital city of Hartford.
