Alert Pad (Chicopee, Massachusetts)
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This is a "Christmas tree" ramp used to pre-position 4 fully-loaded SAC B-52 nuclear bombers for a quick takeoff in the event of an alert.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°10'42"N 72°33'26"W
- C5 Galaxy 2.2 km
- C5 Galaxy 2.2 km
- Ordinance Loading Apron 4 km
- Westover Weapons Storage Area (WSA) 4.1 km
- Westover Air Reserve Base / Metropolitan Airport (CEF) 4.5 km
- Former Stoney Brook Air Force Station 5.1 km
- Alert Pad 13 km
- Weapons Storage Area (WSA) 13 km
- Barnes Municipal Airport (KBAF) 14 km
- Barnes Air National Guard Base 14 km
- Chicopee State Park 1.6 km
- Chicopee Country Club 2.9 km
- Westover Municipal Golf Course 5.3 km
- Ludlow 8.2 km
- South Hadley 9 km
- Springfield Resevoir 11 km
- Mt. Holyoke Range State Park 14 km
- J.A. Skinner State Park 14 km
- The Meadows 15 km
- Hadley, Massachusetts 20 km