Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base

CEF · KCEF · Chicopee, MA · 241 ft elevation · var 14W · Towered

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Airport information

ICAO / IATA: KCEF / CEF
Coordinates: 42.1940, -72.5348
Elevation: 241 ft MSL
Magnetic variation: 14W
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Airport use: Public
Control tower: Yes
ARTCC: BOSTON (ZBW)
Flight service (FSS): BURLINGTON
NOTAM facility: CEF
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-2300; SAT 0900-1700; SUN 1300-2100
Beacon: S-white-green (SEE RMK)
Segmented circle: No
Wind indicator: yes
Activated: 1942/07
Distance from city: 3 NE

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

Event	Local (EDT)	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	04:39 AM	08:39Z
Sunrise	05:14 AM	09:14Z
Sunset	08:30 PM	00:30Z
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	09:04 PM	01:04Z

Loggable night (§1.1)

09:04 PM → 04:39 AM

Night currency (§61.57)

09:30 PM → 04:14 AM

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Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Runway 05/23

11,597 ft × 300 ft · Asphalt (Good)

Edge lights: High.

Heading: 048° mag · 34° true
Markings: precision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Approach lights: ALSF1
Instrument approach: ILS
Traffic pattern: Right
Displaced threshold: 1,202 ft

Heading: 228° mag · 214° true
Markings: precision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Approach lights: ALSF1
Instrument approach: ILS
Traffic pattern: Left

Runway 15/33

7,085 ft × 147 ft · Asphalt (Good)

Edge lights: High.

Heading: 149° mag · 135° true
Markings: nonprecision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Traffic pattern: Left

Heading: 329° mag · 315° true
Markings: nonprecision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Traffic pattern: Right

Communication frequencies

Service	Frequency	Notes
A/D	125.35	BRADLEY APP/DEP
ATIS	114
GND	118.35
PMSV	27.475	PMSV METRO
POST	25.21	COMD POST 439 AW
PTD	37.22
TWR	134.85
UNIC	123	UNICOM

Nearby navigation aids

NavAid	Type	Freq	Radial / Dist magnetic
CEF · Westover	VORTAC	114.00	r255° / 0.4 NM
BAF · Barnes	VORTAC	113.00	r091° / 8.3 NM
BDL · Bradley	VORTAC	109.00	r038° / 16.7 NM
CTR · Chester	VOR-DME	115.10	r120° / 19.3 NM
GDM · Gardner	VORTAC	110.60	r239° / 29.9 NM
HFD · Hartford	VOR-DME	114.90	r014° / 33.2 NM
PUT · Putnam	VOR-DME	117.40	r309° / 33.9 NM

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Approaches

Departures

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Services

Fuel available: 100LL, Jet A
Parking: tiedowns, hangars
Other services: Charter

Ownership & management

Owner

USAF RESERVES

439TH OSS/OSA 750 HANGAR AVE, CHICOPEE, MA

413-557-2187

Manager

ANDY WIDOR

WESTOVER METRO ARPT, 255 PADGETTE ST, CHICOPEE, MA

413-593-5543

Remarks FAA

CLEAR SIDE IS SPLIT. DALGT TURNED ON WHEN AIRFIELD IS IFR.
DUSK-2300. AIRFIELD LGTS NOT AVBL 2300-0700 HRS.
CIV TRNG LTD TO LOW APCH ONLY; TGL NOT AUTH.
CEF IS A JOINT-USE AFLD. IFR TKOF & LDG MIN AS PRESCRIBED BY USAF REG APPLY.
HVY VFR TFC BELOW 10,000 FT ALONG RIVER & HWY 5 NM SW OF AFLD.
PAPI ALL RWYS PRVD PROPER TCH FOR HGT GP4 ACFT ONLY.
LGT: PAPI OFF DUR OPR HR PERIODS OF NO TFC.
RSTD: AFT HRS DEP/ARR 24 HR PPR NOTICE 413-593-5543.
CAUTION: VMC DEP ACFT REMAIN AT OR BLW 1000 FT TIL PAST DEP END OF RWY TO ENSURE SEPARATION FM VFR OVERHEAD & CLSD PAT TFC. STROBE LGT LCTD ATOP STACKS 4000 FT LEFT RWY 23 THR; OCCASIONAL STEAM CLOUD. UNCTLD VEH TFC ON RAMPS & TWY.
CAUTION: LGT ACFT TFC, HANG GLIDER OPR AND HOT AIR BALLOON ACT ALONG RIVER W AND NW OF ARPT. EXTV HANG GLIDER & GLIDER IN THE MT GREYLOCK AREA APRX 45 NM NW OF AFLD. UNLGTD OBST W SIDE RWY 05 CLEAR ZONE.
CUST: PILOT MUST ARNG CUST 860-292-1314.
CAUTION: POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING AFTER ANY PRECIPITATION. PONDING AT INT RY 05/23 & 15/33 MEASURED IN 1/10TH INCHES; SEE NOTAMS FOR KCEF.
MILITARY: RSTD: CIV PILOTS ARE REMINDED TO CHECK MIL NOTAMS BY VISITING THE FEDERAL NOTAM SYSTEM (FNS) WEBSITE (HTTPS://NOTAMS.AIM.FAA.GOV/NOTAMSEARCH/) OR CONTACTING FLIGHT SERVICE.
TRANS ALERT: FLEET SVC FOR TRAN ACFT UNAVBL WKEND AND M-F 2030-0400Z++ WITHOUT PRIOR APVL FR AMOPS DSN 589-2951.
CAUTION: EASTSIDE PAD 19, PAD 33 AND TWY L DO NOT HAVE PAVED SHOULDERS.
WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC BRADLEY APCH 860-386-3597.
MILITARY: ACFT ON A JA/ATT, JCS, TACTICAL EXER, MIL CHTR MISSION CTC 439 LRS/LGRDX DSN 589-3318/3125 TO COORD SUPPORT RQMNTS. LGRDX WILL ARNG ALL RQRD SUPPORT. SAAM MISSIONS CDN WILL BE MADE WITH AIRFIELD MGR DSN 589-2944.
PCL ONLY AUTH WITH 5 HR PPR TO FBO.
RWY 15 WIND DATA EST AVBL AT ALL TIMES.
ASSAULT STRIP MRK PAINTED 3000 FT X 60 FT ON RWY 15-33.
RSTD: PPR DSN 589-2951, C413-557-2951.
MISC: FIRST 1000 FT EACH END RWY 05-23 CONC AND MID 9597 FT IS ASPH.
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT ALSF1 RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 5, 15, 23 & 33; HIRL RWY 05/23 & 15/33 - CTAF.
RECTANGULAR TFC PAT: 1000 FT AGL LGT ACFT, 2000 FT AGL LRG/HVY ACFT; OVHD: 2500 FT AGL.
CTC AMGR FOR CIV OPS ANDY WIDOR AT A.WIDOR@WESTOVERAIRPORT.COM.
CIV PTN OF THE ARPT (TWY A, P & S) IS OWNED BY WESTOVER METRO DEV CORP, 255 PADGETTE ST, CHICOPEE MA 01020.
FUEL OPR HRS 1200-0400Z++ WKDAYS, 1400-2200Z++ SAT, 1800-0200Z++ SUN. UTA HRS 1200-2100Z++ SAT-SUN. IF FUEL SUPPORT IS NEEDED OUTSIDE THESE HOURS ON UTA, REQ APVL THRU AMOPS WHEN ACUIRING PPR, EXC HOL.
1000 FT OVRN BOTH ENDS OF RWY.
ALSF-1 SFL PTN OTS UFN.
NO RVR AVBL.
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS R.

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