Nonstop flight route between Dinder, Sudan and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galegu Airport (DNX), Dinder, Sudan and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,301 miles (or 11,749 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 Galegu Airport and Patrick Air Force Base, 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 Galegu Airport and Patrick Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNX / HSGG |
| Airport Name: | Galegu Airport |
| Location: | Dinder, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°31'58"N by 35°4'1"E |
| Area Served: | Dinder |
| View all routes: | Routes from DNX |
| More Information: | DNX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COF / KCOF |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Galegu Airport (DNX):
- The furthest airport from Galegu Airport (DNX) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Galegu Airport (meaning Galegu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Galegu Airport (DNX) is Humera Airport (HUE), which is located 151 miles (244 kilometers) NE of DNX.
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.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- The base is a census-designated place and had a resident population of 1,222 at the 2010 census.
- At 19:50, the tanker SS Gaines Mills reported seeing a mid-air explosion, then flames leaping 100 feet high and burning on the sea for 10 minutes.
- On May 17, 1950, the base was renamed the "Long Range Proving Ground Base" but three months later was renamed "Patrick Air Force Base", in honor of Major General Mason Patrick.
- 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.
- 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.
