Nonstop flight route between Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ouahigouya Airport (OUG), Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,069 miles (or 8,158 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ouahigouya Airport and Patrick Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ouahigouya Airport and Patrick Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OUG / DFCC |
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Location: | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°33'46"N by 2°25'23"W |
Area Served: | Ouahigouya |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1102 feet (336 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OUG |
More Information: | OUG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COF / KCOF |
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Location: | Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°14'5"N by 80°36'35"W |
View all routes: | Routes from COF |
More Information: | COF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ouahigouya Airport (OUG):
- The furthest airport from Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Ouahigouya Airport (meaning Ouahigouya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) is Tougan Airport (TUQ), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SW of OUG.
- In addition to being known as "Ouahigouya Airport", another name for OUG is "Ouahigouya Airport (Ouahigouya)".
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
- During investigation by a board of inquiry regarding the entire Flight 19 incident, attention was given to the loss of the NAS Banana River-based PBM.
- The closest airport to Patrick Air Force Base (COF) is Merritt Island Airport (COI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of COF.
- NAS Banana River was transferred to the United States Air Force on September 1, 1948 and renamed the Joint Long Range Proving Ground on June 10, 1949.
- The furthest airport from Patrick Air Force Base (COF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,550 miles (18,587 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 920th Rescue Wing, part of Air Force Reserve Command, is another tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB and is the installation's only military flying unit.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- On May 17, 1950, the base was renamed the "Long Range Proving Ground Base" but three months later was renamed "Patrick Air Force Base", in honor of Major General Mason Patrick.