Nonstop flight route between Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW), Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,857 miles (or 11,035 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 Turkmenbashi International 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 Turkmenbashi International 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 Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW):

• In addition to being known as "Turkmenbashi International Airport", another name for KRW is "Türkmenbaşy halkara aeroporty".
• At the same time the airport can take 7 flights while providing international standards of service.
• At the opening of the International Airport of Turkmenbashi City it was visited by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
• In the immediate vicinity of the main body of the terminal there is a facility to receive VIP-persons.
• The closest airport to Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW) is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), which is located 159 miles (255 kilometers) W of KRW.
• Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,176 miles (17,987 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Turkmenbashi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Turkmenbashi 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.

Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):

• The base is a census-designated place and had a resident population of 1,222 at the 2010 census.
• The host wing for Patrick AFB is the 45th Space Wing, whose officers and airmen manage all launches of unmanned rockets at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station 12 miles to the north.
• 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.
• Five of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 were home stationed at Patrick AFB as part of the 71st Rescue Squadron.
• 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.
• The 9/11 attacks prompted the Air Force to close the heavily used 4-lane State Road A1A, which ran immediately in front of the AFTAC Headquarters building.
• 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.
• 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 addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".