Nonstop flight route between Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Raipur, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR), Raipur, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,274 miles (or 11,706 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 CFB Comox and Swami Vivekananda Airport, 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 CFB Comox and Swami Vivekananda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQQ / CYQQ |
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Location: | Comox, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°42'38"N by 124°53'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQQ |
More Information: | YQQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RPR / VARP |
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Location: | Raipur, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'51"N by 81°44'18"E |
Area Served: | Raipur, Naya Raipur |
Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1041 feet (317 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RPR |
More Information: | RPR Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Comox (YQQ):
- In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
- CFB Comox serves as a forward operating base for temporary deployments of the CF-18 Hornet fighter-interceptor.
- In 1943, the Royal Canadian Air Force took over control of the airfield, renaming the facility RCAF Station Comox.
- The furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
- Because of CFB Comox's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Comox at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- CFB Comox is used by the Royal Canadian Air Cadets for glider and powered flight training, training Glider Pilots on Schweizer SGS 2-33A's and housing the cadets training on Cessna 172's respectively in the summer months.
- In 1964, RCAF Station Sea Island near Vancouver International Airport was closed and turned over to the Canadian Coast Guard.
- The closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of YQQ.
- In 1980, 407 Squadron began re-equipping with the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora.
Facts about Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR):
- The closest airport to Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Bilaspur Airport (PAB), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) NNE of RPR.
- The furthest airport from Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- A new integrated terminal covering an area of 18,500 m2 has been constructed by a joint venture of Era Infra Engineering and KMB from Ukraine at a cost of 136 crore.
- Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Swami Vivekananda Airport", other names for RPR include "Mana Airport" and "स्वामी विवेकानन्द हवाई अड्डा, रायपुर".
- The proposed international terminal is being upgraded along with the runway expansion project to enable the airport to handle larger aircraft for starting international operations, connecting the city to South-East Asia and the Middle East.
- The Airports Authority of India has also cleared the way for starting air cargo operations from the airport by giving nod to develop the old terminal building into a cargo complex.