Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Arraias Airport (AAI), Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,635 miles (or 5,850 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 Patrick Air Force Base and Arraias Airport, 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 Patrick Air Force Base and Arraias Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAI / SWRA |
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| Location: | Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°1'26"S by 46°53'8"W |
| Area Served: | Arraias |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1923 feet (586 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAI |
| More Information: | AAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- NAS Banana River closed in September 1947 after a gradual deactivation and was placed in a caretaker status.
- 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.
- At 19:50, the tanker SS Gaines Mills reported seeing a mid-air explosion, then flames leaping 100 feet high and burning on the sea for 10 minutes.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- In February 2005, the Patrick AFB Officers Club was destroyed by an accidental fire.
- 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.
- Present Day:Brig Gen Nina Armagno
Facts about Arraias Airport (AAI):
- The airport is located 2 km from downtown Arraias.
- In addition to being known as "Arraias Airport", another name for AAI is "Aeroporto de Arraias".
- The closest airport to Arraias Airport (AAI) is Minaçu Airport (MQH), which is located 96 miles (154 kilometers) WSW of AAI.
- The furthest airport from Arraias Airport (AAI) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Arraias Airport (meaning Arraias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,034 miles (19,367 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- Arraias Airport (AAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
