Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Liping County, Guizhou, China:
Departure Airport:
(28°14'5"N by 80°36'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°19'22"N by 109°9'6"E)
Distance from COF to HZH:
8,611.94 miles (13,859.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Liping Airport (HZH), Liping County, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,612 miles (or 13,860 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 Liping 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 Liping 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: | HZH / ZUNP |
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| Location: | Liping County, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°19'22"N by 109°9'6"E |
| Area Served: | Liping, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from HZH |
| More Information: | HZH Maps & Info |
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- 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.
- 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.
- US Navy Boeing E-6 Mercury aircraft, part of Operation Looking Glass, were sometimes seen at Patrick AFB during the 2010-11 time frame and were often mistaken by onlookers for the previously retired VC-137 Presidential aircraft, which looks similar.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- The Air Force Technical Applications Center is a tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB.
Facts about Liping Airport (HZH):
- The furthest airport from Liping Airport (HZH) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Liping Airport (meaning Liping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Liping Airport (HZH) is Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NNE of HZH.
- In addition to being known as "Liping Airport", other names for HZH include "黎平机场" and "Lípíng Jīchǎng".
| 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 | 84.35 miles (135.74 km) NNE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 2 | 85.18 miles (137.08 km) WNW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 94.21 miles (151.61 km) SE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 95.33 miles (153.41 km) SW | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 108.26 miles (174.22 km) N | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 139.63 miles (224.71 km) SW | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 146.21 miles (235.30 km) W | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 146.92 miles (236.44 km) S | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 9 | 152.37 miles (245.22 km) E | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 158.84 miles (255.62 km) NW | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 203.14 miles (326.91 km) W | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 12 | 207.71 miles (334.27 km) NNE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 218.46 miles (351.58 km) ENE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 221.61 miles (356.65 km) N | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 226.26 miles (364.12 km) SW | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,421.86 miles (19,991.00 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,369.72 miles (19,907.08 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,364.37 miles (19,898.47 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,236.32 miles (19,692.41 km) S | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,187.60 miles (19,614.00 km) S | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,184.22 miles (19,608.55 km) S | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,145.08 miles (19,545.56 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,111.35 miles (19,491.28 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,087.17 miles (19,452.36 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,086.96 miles (19,452.02 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,080.13 miles (19,441.04 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,053.46 miles (19,398.12 km) WSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,042.44 miles (19,380.38 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,034.69 miles (19,367.92 km) S | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,021.81 miles (19,347.19 km) WSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |