# Patrick Space Force Base (COF / KCOF)

**Patrick Space Force Base** (IATA: COF, ICAO: KCOF) is a medium airport in Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States. It opened in 1950. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,008 ft (2,746 m). It is operated by United States Space Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcof

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: COF / KCOF
- FAA: COF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Space Force
- Serves: Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States
- Opened: 1950
- Elevation: 8 ft / 2 m
- Coordinates: 28.2349, -80.6101
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,008 ft / 2,746 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 2 departures, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Space_Force_Base (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1230410
- Weather station: KCOF · WMO 74795
- Ident: KCOF

## Timeline

- 1 Oct 1940: Renamed Naval Air Station Banana River.
- 10 Jun 1949: Renamed Joint Long Range Proving Ground Base.
- 1950: Patrick Space Force Base opens.
- 17 May 1950: Renamed Long Range Proving Ground Base.
- 1 Aug 1950: Renamed Patrick Air Force Base.
- 9 Dec 2020: Renamed Patrick Space Force Base.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 9,008 ft / 2,746 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 020° / 200° | yes |
| 11/29 | 3,993 ft / 1,217 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 107° / 287° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00038AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 9,008 ft / 2,746 m | #1,759 of 29,858 | #363 in North America | #267 in US |
| Elevation | 8 ft / 2 m | =42,741 of 43,403 | =19,206 in North America | =15,640 in US |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ORLANDO APP/DEP | 132.650 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 119.175 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.400 |
| GND | GND | 124.350 |
| OPS | KING OPS | 150.350 |
| OPS | RESCUE OPS | 138.475 |
| OPS | BEACH OPS | 311.000 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 344.600 |
| PTD | PTD | 139.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 133.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [MLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlb.md) Melbourne Orlando International Airport · 9.4 mi / 15 km
- [KXMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxmr.md) Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip · 16 mi / 26 km
- [TIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktix.md) Space Coast Regional Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [KTTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktts.md) Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility · 27 mi / 43 km
- [VRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvrb.md) Vero Beach Regional Airport · 42 mi / 67 km
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · 45 mi / 72 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcof/data