Nonstop flight route between Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,293 miles (or 6,909 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 João Batista Bos Filho 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 João Batista Bos Filho 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU):

• The closest airport to João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) is Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) WNW of IJU.
• The furthest airport from João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to João Batista Bos Filho Airport (meaning João Batista Bos Filho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "João Batista Bos Filho Airport", another name for IJU is "Aeroporto João Batista Bos Filho".
• It is operated by DAP.

Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):

• Additional tenant activities at Patrick AFB include the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Technical Applications Center and the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.
• In February 2005, the Patrick AFB Officers Club was destroyed by an accidental fire.
• 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 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.
• Authorized by the Naval Expansion Act of 1938, Naval Air Station Banana River was commissioned on October 1, 1940 as a subordinate base of the Naval Air Operational Training Command NAS Jacksonville, Florida.
• 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 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.