Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Inisheer, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), Inisheer, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,915 miles (or 6,300 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 Inisheer Aerodrome, 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 Inisheer Aerodrome. 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: | INQ / EIIR |
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Location: | Inisheer, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°3'51"N by 9°30'39"W |
Area Served: | Inisheer, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Comhar Caomhan Teoranta |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from INQ |
More Information: | INQ Maps & Info |
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.
- 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 920th Rescue Wing, part of Air Force Reserve Command, is another tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB and is the installation's only military flying unit.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ):
- Because of Inisheer Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Inisheer Aerodrome 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 "Inisheer Aerodrome", another name for INQ is "Inisheer Airport".
- The closest airport to Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) is Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of INQ.
- Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,998 miles (19,309 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.