Nonstop flight route between Soroti, Uganda and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,622 miles (or 12,266 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 Soroti 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 Soroti 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: | SRT / HUSO |
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| Location: | Soroti, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°43'30"N by 33°37'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 3641 feet (1,110 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SRT |
| More Information: | SRT 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 Soroti Airport (SRT):
- The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
- The airport was originally built as a training school for the British Overseas Airways Corporation to train their pilots in tropical flying techniques.
- The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Soroti Airport is an airport in Soroti in Eastern Uganda.
- In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".
- Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
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 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.
- On May 3, 1951, the Long Range Proving Ground Division was assigned to the newly created Air Research and Development Command.
- 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.
- Adjacent to the 920 RQW's facilities is the NASA Flight Operations Facility, which provides support for NASA's permanently based UH-1H helicopters supporting KSC and transient NASA fixed-wing aircraft such as the T-38 Talon.
- 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.
- Present Day:Brig Gen Nina Armagno
- 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.
