Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA), Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,832 miles (or 2,948 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 relatively short distance between Patrick Air Force Base and Muskrat Dam Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MSA / CZMD |
| Airport Name: | Muskrat Dam Airport |
| Location: | Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°26'29"N by 91°45'46"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 911 feet (278 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSA |
| More Information: | MSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- 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 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA):
- Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) is Sachigo Lake Airport (ZPB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNW of MSA.
- The furthest airport from Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,556 miles (16,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Muskrat Dam Airport's relatively low elevation of 911 feet, planes can take off or land at Muskrat Dam 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.
