Nonstop flight route between Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia and Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia and Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,999 miles (or 9,654 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 Verkhnevilyuysk 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 Verkhnevilyuysk 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: | VHV / |
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Location: | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°27'33"N by 120°16'35"E |
Area Served: | Verkhnevilyuysk, Verkhnevilyuysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VHV |
More Information: | VHV 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 Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV):
- In addition to being known as "Verkhnevilyuysk Airport", another name for VHV is "Аэропорт Верхневилюйск".
- The closest airport to Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) is Vilyuisk Airport (VYI), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ENE of VHV.
- The furthest airport from Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (meaning Verkhnevilyuysk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "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.
- 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.
- Five of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 were home stationed at Patrick AFB as part of the 71st Rescue Squadron.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The Air Force Technical Applications Center is a tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB.