Nonstop flight route between La Isabela, Dominican Republic and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Isabela International Airport (JBQ), La Isabela, Dominican Republic and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 947 miles (or 1,525 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 relatively short distance between La Isabela International Airport and Patrick Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about La Isabela International Airport (JBQ):

• La Isabela International Airport handled 48,732 passengers last year.
• La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to La Isabela International Airport (meaning La Isabela International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,072 miles (19,427 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of La Isabela International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at La Isabela International 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.
• The closest airport to La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of JBQ.
• In addition to being known as "La Isabela International Airport", another name for JBQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer[1]".

Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):

• In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
• The Air Force Technical Applications Center is a tenant command headquartered at 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.
• NAS Banana River closed in September 1947 after a gradual deactivation and was placed in a caretaker status.
• 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.
• During investigation by a board of inquiry regarding the entire Flight 19 incident, attention was given to the loss of the NAS Banana River-based PBM.
• On May 3, 1951, the Long Range Proving Ground Division was assigned to the newly created Air Research and Development Command.
• 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.
• Five of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 were home stationed at Patrick AFB as part of the 71st Rescue Squadron.