Nonstop flight route between Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and La Grande, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Patrick Air Force Base (COF), Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States and La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD), La Grande, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,352 miles (or 3,785 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 Patrick Air Force Base and La Grande/Union County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGD / KLGD |
Airport Name: | La Grande/Union County Airport |
Location: | La Grande, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°17'25"N by 118°0'25"W |
Area Served: | La Grande, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | Union County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2717 feet (828 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGD |
More Information: | LGD Maps & Info |
Facts about Patrick Air Force Base (COF):
- Five of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 were home stationed at Patrick AFB as part of the 71st Rescue Squadron.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Patrick Air Force Base", another name for COF is "Patrick AFB".
- 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.
- Cost comparison studies done in the early 1950s pointed out the desirability of letting contractors operate the station.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD):
- West Coast Airlines DC-3s stopped there until 1959-60.
- La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) is Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LGD.
- The furthest airport from La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,806 miles (17,391 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.