Nonstop flight route between Koundara, Guinea and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sambailo Airport (SBI), Koundara, Guinea and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,435 miles (or 7,137 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 Sambailo 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 Sambailo 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: | SBI / GUSB |
| Airport Name: | Sambailo Airport |
| Location: | Koundara, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°34'21"N by 13°21'30"W |
| Area Served: | Koundara |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBI |
| More Information: | SBI 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 Sambailo Airport (SBI):
- The furthest airport from Sambailo Airport (SBI) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Sambailo Airport (meaning Sambailo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,332 miles (19,847 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Sambailo Airport (SBI) is Simenti Airport (SMY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) N of SBI.
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- Present Day:Brig Gen Nina Armagno
- 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.
- The 920 RQW is a full participant in the Air Force's current Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force operating concept.
- 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.
