Nonstop flight route between Hotan, Xinjiang, China and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hotan Airport (HTN), Hotan, Xinjiang, China and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,752 miles (or 12,476 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 Hotan 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 Hotan 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: | HTN / ZWTN | 
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| Location: | Hotan, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°2'18"N by 79°51'53"E | 
| Area Served: | Hotan, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4672 feet (1,424 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HTN | 
| More Information: | HTN Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Hotan Airport (HTN):
- The furthest airport from Hotan Airport (HTN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,566 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Hotan Airport (HTN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Hotan Airport's high elevation of 4,672 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HTN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HTN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - In addition to being known as "Hotan Airport", other names for HTN include "和田机场" and "Hétián Jīchǎng".
 - The closest airport to Hotan Airport (HTN) is Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL), which is located 239 miles (385 kilometers) SSW of HTN.
 
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (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.
 - 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".
 - NAS Banana River closed in September 1947 after a gradual deactivation and was placed in a caretaker status.
 - The 920th Rescue Wing, part of Air Force Reserve Command, is another tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB and is the installation's only military flying unit.
 - 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 February 2005, the Patrick AFB Officers Club was destroyed by an accidental fire.
 
