Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ), Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,111 miles (or 6,616 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 Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International 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 Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):

• The 920 RQW is a full participant in the Air Force's current Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force operating concept.
• In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
• 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.
• Additional tenant activities at Patrick AFB include the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Technical Applications Center and the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.
• 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.
• Five of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 were home stationed at Patrick AFB as part of the 71st Rescue Squadron.
• NAS Banana River was transferred to the United States Air Force on September 1, 1948 and renamed the Joint Long Range Proving Ground on June 10, 1949.
• 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.

Facts about Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ):

• Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of CNQ.
• Corrientes International Airport, also known as Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport is an airport in Corrientes Province, Argentina, serving the city of Corrientes, built in 1961 while the terminal was completed in 1964.
• The furthest airport from Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (meaning Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,951 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
• Because of Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro 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 "Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport", another name for CNQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Corrientes – Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro".