Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Linyi, Shandong, China:
Departure Airport:
(28°14'5"N by 80°36'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°2'45"N by 118°24'42"E)
Distance from COF to LYI:
7,891.78 miles (12,700.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI), Linyi, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,892 miles (or 12,701 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 Linyi Shubuling 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 Linyi Shubuling 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: | LYI / ZSLY |
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| Location: | Linyi, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°2'45"N by 118°24'42"E |
| Area Served: | Linyi, Shandong, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYI |
| More Information: | LYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- Authorized by the Naval Expansion Act of 1938, Naval Air Station Banana River was commissioned on October 1, 1940 as a subordinate base of the Naval Air Operational Training Command NAS Jacksonville, Florida.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Facts about Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI):
- The furthest airport from Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Linyi Shubuling Airport (meaning Linyi Shubuling Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SE of LYI.
- In addition to being known as "Linyi Shubuling Airport", other names for LYI include "临沂沭埠岭机场" and "Línyí Shùbùlíng Jīchǎng".
- Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 41.97 miles (67.54 km) SE | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 83.82 miles (134.90 km) SW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 97.19 miles (156.42 km) SSE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 117.46 miles (189.03 km) NNE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 117.87 miles (189.69 km) W | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 138.73 miles (223.26 km) NE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 141.88 miles (228.33 km) NNW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 151.66 miles (244.08 km) SE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 164.28 miles (264.38 km) SSW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 187.25 miles (301.35 km) SSE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 214.22 miles (344.75 km) SW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 12 | 229.75 miles (369.74 km) S | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 13 | 231.13 miles (371.96 km) SSE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 231.73 miles (372.93 km) NE | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 15 | 234.62 miles (377.58 km) SSW | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,385.93 miles (19,933.17 km) SW | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,379.58 miles (19,922.95 km) SSE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,306.57 miles (19,805.46 km) ESE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,288.09 miles (19,775.72 km) SSW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,281.77 miles (19,765.54 km) SSW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,280.37 miles (19,763.29 km) WSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,270.12 miles (19,746.80 km) S | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,263.21 miles (19,735.68 km) W | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,261.70 miles (19,733.24 km) WSW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,253.73 miles (19,720.41 km) W | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,252.04 miles (19,717.70 km) SE | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,236.76 miles (19,693.10 km) SW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,227.72 miles (19,678.56 km) W | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,216.28 miles (19,660.15 km) W | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,215.89 miles (19,659.51 km) SW | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |