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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 34 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 13,273 takeoffs and landings a year. About 413 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Westover Arb/Metro Airport?
Its FAA code is CEF, and its ICAO code is KCEF.
Where is Westover Arb/Metro Airport?
It is 3 miles northeast of Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, 241 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Westover Arb/Metro Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 11,597 feet long.
Does Westover Arb/Metro Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Westover Arb/Metro Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Westover Arb/Metro Airport?
Airline flights go to 6 airports, the busiest of them Atlantic City International, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International, Buffalo Niagara International, Gulfport-Biloxi International, Westchester County. Every route
Are there flight schools at Westover Arb/Metro Airport?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Legion Flying Club INC and Cherokee Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Westover Arb/Metro Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 12 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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
For understanding the field, 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Westfield-Barnes Regional (8 nm west), Bradley International (17 nm southwest), Turners Falls Airport (24 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Massachusetts · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 7 departures from CEF in those twelve months, carrying 770 passengers in 1,106 seats (70% filled), to 6 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westover Arb/Metro → Atlantic City International CEF–ACY | 2 | 271 | Sun Country Airlines... |
| Westover Arb/Metro → Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International CEF–AZO | 1 | 158 | Allegiant Air |
| Westover Arb/Metro → Buffalo Niagara International CEF–BUF | 1 | 176 | Allegiant Air |
| Westover Arb/Metro → Gulfport-Biloxi International CEF–GPT | 1 | 0 | Sun Country Airlines... |
| Westover Arb/Metro → Westchester County CEF–HPN | 1 | 8 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Westover Arb/Metro → Chicago/Rockford International CEF–RFD | 1 | 157 | Allegiant Air |
All 6 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 12 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 4 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 12 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 13,273, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 12 |
| air taxi and commuter | 951 |
| general aviation, travelling | 758 |
| general aviation, local | 2,946 |
| military | 8,606 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Springfield/Chicopee from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Springfield/Chicopee, MA as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Legion Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Springfield, 5 miles away
- Cherokee Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · E Longmeadow, 9 miles away
- Wolf Aviation Network INC 3 aircraft · Westfield, 12 miles away Wolf Aviation Network is a flight school operating at Westfield and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, offering pilot training from Private Pilot through Commercial ratings under Part 61.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 12 aviation medical examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Richard MacIsaac private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Northampton, MA (9 nm) · (413) 313-9289 · [email protected]
- Robert Joseph Nardiello private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Interstate Aviation · Plainville, CT (34 nm) · (860) 416-2726 · [email protected]
- Gregory Stuart Livernois private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monadnock Aviation · Keene, NH (44 nm) · (386) 243-5944 · [email protected]
- Stewart Douglas Stewart private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · columbia county airport / 1B1 · Ghent, NY (50 nm) · (413) 281-6788 · [email protected]
All 24 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Massachusetts 987 since 1982 · 91 in the last ten years
- Legion Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Cherokee Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Wolf Aviation Network INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Atlantic City International (ACY) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International (AZO) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Buffalo Niagara International (BUF) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Gulfport-Biloxi International (GPT) 1 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Westchester County (HPN) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Chicago/Rockford International (RFD) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Massachusetts 38 landing places
- Massachusetts 2,649 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CEF.json.
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 26, 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.