Nonstop flight route between Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China and Comox, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN), Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China and CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,517 miles (or 8,879 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 Ejin Banner Taolai 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 Ejin Banner Taolai Airport and CFB Comox. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EJN / |
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| Location: | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°0'56"N by 101°0'2"E |
| Area Served: | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Inner Mongolia Civil Airports Group Co. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from EJN |
| More Information: | EJN Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN):
- The furthest airport from Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is nearly antipodal to Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (meaning Ejin Banner Taolai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pupelde Airfield), and is located 12,169 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Ejin Banner Taolai Airport", another name for EJN is "额济纳旗桃来机场".
- The closest airport to Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) is Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT), which is located 197 miles (316 kilometers) S of EJN.
Facts about CFB Comox (YQQ):
- The closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of 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.
- CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
- In 1980, 407 Squadron began re-equipping with the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora.
- In 1943, the Royal Canadian Air Force took over control of the airfield, renaming the facility RCAF Station Comox.
- 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.
- The furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
