Nonstop flight route between Rawlins, Wyoming, United States and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL), Rawlins, Wyoming, United States and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,762 miles (or 2,835 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 Rawlins Municipal 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 Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL):

• The furthest airport from Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) is Shively Field (SAA), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of RWL.
• Because of Rawlins Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,813 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RWL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RWL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Rawlins Municipal Airport", another name for RWL is "Harvey Field".
• Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) has 2 runways.

Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):

• In 1971, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute was established at Patrick AFB.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
• 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 closest airport to Patrick Air Force Base (COF) is Merritt Island Airport (COI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of 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.
• 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.
• Cost comparison studies done in the early 1950s pointed out the desirability of letting contractors operate the station.
• The 920 RQW is a full participant in the Air Force's current Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force operating concept.