Nonstop flight route between Arthur's Town, Cat Island, Bahamas and Comox, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Arthur's Town Airport (ATC), Arthur's Town, Cat Island, Bahamas and CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,138 miles (or 5,051 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 Arthur's Town Airport and CFB Comox, 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 Arthur's Town Airport and CFB Comox. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Arthur's Town Airport (ATC):

• Because of Arthur's Town Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Arthur's Town Airport 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.
• Arthur's Town Airport (ATC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Arthur's Town Airport (ATC) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,852 miles (19,074 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Arthur's Town Airport (ATC) is New Bight Airport (NET), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of ATC.

Facts about CFB Comox (YQQ):

• CFB Comox is the location of the Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue, where all para-rescue specialists in the Canadian Forces, known as Search And Rescue Technicians or "SAR Techs", undergo training.
• The furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of YQQ.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
• From 1946 until 1952 the base was mothballed until tensions resulting from the Korean War and Cold War prompted reactivation and the establishment of a permanent RCAF base on Canada's Pacific coast.
• CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.