Nonstop flight route between Auburn, Alabama, United States and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), Auburn, Alabama, United States and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 417 miles (or 671 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 Auburn University Regional Airport and Patrick Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO):

• Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) has 2 runways.
• When first constructed in 1930, the Auburn–Opelika Airport was a private airfield built to serve the sister cities of Auburn and Opelika located in Lee County, Alabama.
• In November 2009, the Auburn University Board of Trustees voted to rename the Auburn-Opelika Robert G.
• In addition to being known as "Auburn University Regional Airport", another name for AUO is "Robert G. Pitts Field".
• Because of Auburn University Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Auburn University Regional 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 furthest airport from Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,249 miles (18,104 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• General Airport Services
• In its earliest days, the airport was nothing more than a grass field.
• The closest airport to Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WSW of AUO.

Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
• 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 February 2005, the Patrick AFB Officers Club was destroyed by an accidental fire.
• 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.