Nonstop flight route between Baoshan, Yunnan, China and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD), Baoshan, Yunnan, China and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,755 miles (or 14,090 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 Baoshan Yunduan 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 Baoshan Yunduan 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: | BSD / ZPBS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°3'11"N by 99°10'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Baoshan, Yunnan | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5453 feet (1,662 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BSD | 
| More Information: | BSD 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 Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD):
- The closest airport to Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) is Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of BSD.
- Because of Baoshan Yunduan Airport's high elevation of 5,453 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BSD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BSD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,794 miles (18,981 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Baoshan Yunduan Airport", other names for BSD include "保山云端机场" and "Bǎoshān Yúnduān Jīchǎng".
- Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- 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.
- The base is a census-designated place and had a resident population of 1,222 at the 2010 census.
- 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.
- Present Day:Brig Gen Nina Armagno
- Three months after World War II, on December 5, 1945, NAS Banana River had an ancillary role in the disappearance of Flight 19, a formation of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, which had departed NAS Fort Lauderdale, Florida on a routine over-water training mission.
- In 1971, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute was established at Patrick AFB.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "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.




