Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Ararat, Victoria, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(28°14'5"N by 80°36'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°18'36"S by 142°59'17"E)
Distance from COF to ARY:
9,851.41 miles (15,854.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Ararat Airport (ARY), Ararat, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,851 miles (or 15,854 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 Ararat 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 Ararat 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 |
| 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARY / YARA |
| Airport Name: | Ararat Airport |
| Location: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°18'36"S by 142°59'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ararat Rural City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1008 feet (307 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARY |
| More Information: | ARY Maps & Info |
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Additional tenant activities at Patrick AFB include the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Technical Applications Center and the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.
Facts about Ararat Airport (ARY):
- The closest airport to Ararat Airport (ARY) is Hamilton Airport (HLT), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) WSW of ARY.
- The furthest airport from Ararat Airport (ARY) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Ararat Airport (meaning Ararat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Ararat Airport (ARY) has 2 runways.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.76 miles (89.74 km) WSW | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 2 | 63.11 miles (101.56 km) NW | Horsham Airport (HSM) | Horsham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 74.22 miles (119.45 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 81.88 miles (131.77 km) SE | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 5 | 83.84 miles (134.93 km) ENE | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 96.92 miles (155.98 km) SE | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 104.74 miles (168.57 km) ESE | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 108.21 miles (174.14 km) SW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 108.77 miles (175.05 km) ESE | Essendon Airport (MEB) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 | 115.59 miles (186.03 km) NNW | Hopetoun Airport (HTU) | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 119.93 miles (193.01 km) NNE | Kerang Airport (KRA) | Kerang, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 124.41 miles (200.21 km) WSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 13 | 124.46 miles (200.30 km) ESE | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 126.44 miles (203.49 km) NE | Echuca Airport (ECH) | Echuca, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 146.17 miles (235.23 km) ENE | Shepparton Airport (SHT) | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,085.58 miles (19,449.80 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,078.61 miles (19,438.59 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,977.13 miles (19,275.28 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,962.09 miles (19,251.06 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,933.98 miles (19,205.83 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,887.96 miles (19,131.77 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,816.50 miles (19,016.76 km) W | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,784.67 miles (18,965.54 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,367.66 miles (18,294.44 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,261.22 miles (18,123.14 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 11 | 11,250.71 miles (18,106.21 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,246.60 miles (18,099.60 km) NE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 13 | 11,241.90 miles (18,092.05 km) NE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 14 | 11,236.60 miles (18,083.50 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,173.06 miles (17,981.25 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |