Nonstop flight route between Arica, Chile and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(18°20'53"S by 70°20'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°14'5"N by 80°36'35"W)
Distance from ARI to COF:
3,291.01 miles (5,296.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chacalluta International Airport (ARI), Arica, Chile and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,291 miles (or 5,296 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 Chacalluta International 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 Chacalluta International 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: | ARI / SCAR |
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| Location: | Arica, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'53"S by 70°20'18"W |
| Area Served: | Arica, Arica Province, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARI |
| More Information: | ARI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COF / KCOF |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Chacalluta International Airport (ARI):
- Because of Chacalluta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Chacalluta International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Chacalluta International Airport", another name for ARI is "Aeródromo de Chacalluta Arica".
- The closest airport to Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) is Chacalluta International Airport (ACM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ARI.
- The furthest airport from Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to Chacalluta International Airport (meaning Chacalluta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
- Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
- 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.
- Adjacent to the 920 RQW's facilities is the NASA Flight Operations Facility, which provides support for NASA's permanently based UH-1H helicopters supporting KSC and transient NASA fixed-wing aircraft such as the T-38 Talon.
- Cost comparison studies done in the early 1950s pointed out the desirability of letting contractors operate the station.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1971, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute was established at Patrick AFB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 80.00 miles (128.75 km) NW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 151.45 miles (243.74 km) S | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 4 | 161.15 miles (259.35 km) NNW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 5 | 189.98 miles (305.74 km) NE | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 199.44 miles (320.97 km) N | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 7 | 270.18 miles (434.81 km) ESE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 276.56 miles (445.07 km) NNE | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 281.04 miles (452.29 km) ENE | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 300.84 miles (484.16 km) SSE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 300.96 miles (484.35 km) S | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 329.88 miles (530.90 km) NE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 333.65 miles (536.96 km) E | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 338.09 miles (544.09 km) NE | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 349.20 miles (561.98 km) NNW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.16 miles (19,988.26 km) E | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 2 | 12,315.46 miles (19,819.76 km) NNW | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 3 | 12,250.62 miles (19,715.42 km) NNE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,250.33 miles (19,714.95 km) NE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) NNW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) NNE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,215.03 miles (19,658.13 km) N | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,180.52 miles (19,602.59 km) NE | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,174.03 miles (19,592.15 km) E | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,142.77 miles (19,541.85 km) ENE | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 12,130.48 miles (19,522.07 km) N | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 12,127.10 miles (19,516.62 km) NNE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,117.16 miles (19,500.64 km) NE | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 12,100.14 miles (19,473.24 km) E | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 15 | 12,090.82 miles (19,458.24 km) ENE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.69 miles (13.98 km) NNW | Merritt Island Airport (COI) | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 9.38 miles (15.10 km) SSW | Melbourne International Airport (MLB) | Melbourne, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 22.50 miles (36.20 km) NNW | Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) | Titusville, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 41.72 miles (67.14 km) SSE | Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 44.58 miles (71.74 km) WNW | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 48.91 miles (78.71 km) WNW | Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 50.48 miles (81.25 km) W | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 53.22 miles (85.64 km) SSE | St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR) | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 53.46 miles (86.04 km) NW | Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | |
| 10 | 59.58 miles (95.89 km) WNW | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 11 | 68.56 miles (110.33 km) SSW | Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 69.98 miles (112.62 km) SW | Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) | Sebring, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 70.66 miles (113.72 km) W | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 71.07 miles (114.38 km) NNW | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 71.59 miles (115.21 km) SW | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,549.62 miles (18,587.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,529.13 miles (18,554.28 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,524.85 miles (18,547.41 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,506.68 miles (18,518.17 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,482.68 miles (18,479.53 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,456.76 miles (18,437.83 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,438.19 miles (18,407.94 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,430.02 miles (18,394.79 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,428.80 miles (18,392.82 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,427.63 miles (18,390.94 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,417.60 miles (18,374.81 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,417.37 miles (18,374.43 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,414.42 miles (18,369.68 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,408.44 miles (18,360.06 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,365.00 miles (18,290.15 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |