Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Pune, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and Pune Airport (PNQ), Pune, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,782 miles (or 14,132 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 Pune 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 Pune 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: | PNQ / VAPO |
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Location: | Pune, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'55"N by 73°55'10"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 1942 feet (592 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PNQ |
More Information: | PNQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- Cost comparison studies done in the early 1950s pointed out the desirability of letting contractors operate the station.
- In 1971, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute was established at Patrick AFB.
- 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.
- 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.
- Present Day:Brig Gen Nina Armagno
- United States Air Force
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- 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 base is a census-designated place and had a resident population of 1,222 at the 2010 census.
Facts about Pune Airport (PNQ):
- Pune Airport (PNQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Pune Airport (PNQ) is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) WNW of PNQ.
- The furthest airport from Pune Airport (PNQ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,807 miles (19,001 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Pune Airport", other names for PNQ include "पुणे विमानतळ" and "Puṇē vimānataḷa".
- Pre-paid taxicab and auto rickshaw services to and from airport are available.
- The runway is also under renovation and will be extended to 3,250 metres from the current length of 2,600 metres.
- A 1 billion airport modernisation plan was launched in August 2008 ahead of the Commonwealth Youth Games hosted by Pune.