Westover Arb/Metro Airport
CEF · KCEF · Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts · Hampden County · map
Westover Arb/Metro Airport is a public-use airport owned by Usaf Reserves, 3 miles northeast of Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, 241 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 11,597 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCEF · observed 2:55 pm EDT (18:55 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 60°F (16°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, clear skies
- At times between Tue 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 14 knots, gusting to 21
- Changing between Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCEF 061855Z 30008KT 10SM CLR 16/M02 A2999 RMK AO2A SLP159 T01571023
TAF KCEF 061700Z 0617/0723 31010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS TEMPO 0617/0622 31014G21KT 510006 BECMG 0623/0624 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 0715/0716 20010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH2984INS TX18/0717Z TNM01/0709Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CEF · ICAO KCEF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf Reserves
- Elevation
- 241 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 11:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 11,597 × 300 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 7,085 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,202 ft
- Runway 23: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 134.85 | Westover |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.525 | Westover |
| Ground | 118.35 | Westover |
| Approach and departure · Deer Park Star · Stela and star arriving from headings 241 to 060 | 125.35 | Westover |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Westover |
| Deer Park Star arriving from headings 061 to 240 | 123.95 | Westover |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Springfield/Chicopee from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Springfield/Chicopee, MA as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Clear side is split. Daylight turned on when airfield is IFR.
- DUSK-2300. Airfield lights not available 11:00 pm to 7:00 am hours.
- Civil training ltd to low approach only; tgl not authorized.
- When the control tower closed activate ALSF1 runway 05 and 23; PAPI runway 5, 15, 23 and 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Rectangular traffic pattern: 1000 feet above ground level light aircraft, 2000 feet above ground level large/hvy aircraft; ovhd: 2500 feet above ground level.
- Civil ptn of the airport (taxiway a, P and south) is owned by Westover Metro dev corp, 255 padgette state, Chicopee MA 01020.
- Fuel operates hours 1200-0400Z++ weekdays, 1400-2200Z++ Saturday, 1800-0200Z++ Sunday. Uta hours 1200-2100Z++ SAT-SUN. if fuel support is needed outside these hours on uta, required apvl through amops when acuiring prior permission required, except holidays.
- 1000 feet ovrn both ends of runway.
- ALSF-1 sfl ptn out of service until further notice.
- No rvr available.
- PAPI unusable beyond 6 degreess R.
- Cef is a JOINT-USE afld. IFR takeoff and landing minimum as prescribed by usaf reg apply.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.