Nonstop flight route between Apartadó, Colombia and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO), Apartadó, Colombia and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,434 miles (or 2,307 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 Antonio Roldán Betancourt 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: | APO / SKLC |
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Location: | Apartadó, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'43"N by 76°42'59"W |
Area Served: | Apartadó, Colombia |
Operator/Owner: | Air Plan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from APO |
More Information: | APO 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 Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO):
- The closest airport to Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) is Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NW of APO.
- In addition to being known as "Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport", another name for APO is "Aeropuerto Antonio Roldán Betancourt".
- Because of Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Roldán Betancourt 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.
- Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (meaning Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- The host wing for Patrick AFB is the 45th Space Wing, whose officers and airmen manage all launches of unmanned rockets at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station 12 miles to the north.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 9/11 attacks prompted the Air Force to close the heavily used 4-lane State Road A1A, which ran immediately in front of the AFTAC Headquarters building.