Nonstop flight route between Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ), Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,834 miles (or 2,952 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 relatively short distance between Sandy Lake Airport and Patrick Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZSJ / CZSJ |
Airport Name: | Sandy Lake Airport |
Location: | Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°3'51"N by 93°20'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 951 feet (290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZSJ |
More Information: | ZSJ 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 Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ):
- Because of Sandy Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandy Lake Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) is Keewaywin Airport (KEW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ESE of ZSJ.
- Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,516 miles (16,924 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- The Air Force Technical Applications Center is a tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB.
- 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.
- 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 base is a census-designated place and had a resident population of 1,222 at the 2010 census.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- 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.
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- US Navy Boeing E-6 Mercury aircraft, part of Operation Looking Glass, were sometimes seen at Patrick AFB during the 2010-11 time frame and were often mistaken by onlookers for the previously retired VC-137 Presidential aircraft, which looks similar.