Nonstop flight route between Athens, Tennessee, United States and Comox, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McMinn County Airport (MMI), Athens, Tennessee, United States and CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,243 miles (or 3,610 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 McMinn County Airport and CFB Comox, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about McMinn County Airport (MMI):

• McMinn County Airport covers an area of 76 acres at an elevation of 858 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of McMinn County Airport's relatively low elevation of 858 feet, planes can take off or land at McMinn County 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.
• McMinn County Airport (MMI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to McMinn County Airport (MMI) is Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) N of MMI.
• The airport is attended from 0830 to Dusk and has 100LL aviation fuel and Jet A.
• The furthest airport from McMinn County Airport (MMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,317 miles (18,212 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
• 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.
• CFB Comox serves as a forward operating base for temporary deployments of the CF-18 Hornet fighter-interceptor.
• In 1980, 407 Squadron began re-equipping with the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora.
• 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 Royal Air Force constructed the airfield at the strategic location of Comox in spring 1942.
• CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.