Nonstop flight route between Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ), Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,588 miles (or 2,555 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 Amado Nervo International Airport and Patrick Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPQ / MMEP |
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| Location: | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°25'10"N by 104°50'33"W |
| Area Served: | Tepic |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3020 feet (920 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TPQ |
| More Information: | TPQ 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 Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ):
- Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Amado Nervo International Airport", another name for TPQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Amado Nervo".
- The closest airport to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) is Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of TPQ.
- The furthest airport from Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,665 miles (18,774 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- 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 closest airport to Patrick Air Force Base (COF) is Merritt Island Airport (COI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of COF.
- 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.
- On May 17, 1950, the base was renamed the "Long Range Proving Ground Base" but three months later was renamed "Patrick Air Force Base", in honor of Major General Mason Patrick.
- 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.
- 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.
