Nonstop flight route between North Bend, Oregon, United States and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH), North Bend, Oregon, United States and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,624 miles (or 4,224 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 Southwest Oregon Regional 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 Southwest Oregon Regional 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: | OTH / KOTH |
Airport Name: | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport |
Location: | North Bend, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°25'1"N by 124°15'46"W |
Operator/Owner: | Coos County Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OTH |
More Information: | OTH 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 Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH):
- Because of Southwest Oregon Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Oregon Regional 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 furthest airport from Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,073 miles (17,821 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) is Bandon State Airport (BDY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of OTH.
- 1180 Airport WayNorth Bend OR 97459541.756.6903
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- 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 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.
- Cost comparison studies done in the early 1950s pointed out the desirability of letting contractors operate the station.
- 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.
- 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.
- NAS Banana River closed in September 1947 after a gradual deactivation and was placed in a caretaker status.
- 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.
- 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.