Nonstop flight route between Eindhoven, Netherlands and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eindhoven Airport (EIN), Eindhoven, Netherlands and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,553 miles (or 7,327 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 Eindhoven 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 Eindhoven Airport and Patrick Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eindhoven Airport (EIN):

• Because of Eindhoven Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Eindhoven 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.
• From September 2010 Eindhoven Airport is also hosting the European Air Transport Command, composed of 5 European Nations who are willing to share aerial military assets in a single operative command.
• On 15 July 1996, a Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed at the airport - known as the Herculesramp.
• In addition to being known as "Eindhoven Airport", other names for EIN include "Eindhoven Air Base", "Vliegbasis Eindhoven" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-78)".
• Eindhoven Airport handled 339,291 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,902 miles (19,155 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is Volkel Air Base (UDE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of EIN.
• Eindhoven Airport (EIN) currently has only 1 runway.

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 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 closest airport to Patrick Air Force Base (COF) is Merritt Island Airport (COI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of COF.
• Three months after World War II, on December 5, 1945, NAS Banana River had an ancillary role in the disappearance of Flight 19, a formation of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, which had departed NAS Fort Lauderdale, Florida on a routine over-water training mission.
• Five of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 were home stationed at Patrick AFB as part of the 71st Rescue Squadron.
• In 2010, the Air Force announced its intention to replace the existing AFTAC building front State Road A1A with a new facility that would cost in the range from $100 to $200 million.
• The Air Force Technical Applications Center is a tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB.