Nonstop flight route between Mtwara, Tanzania and Comox, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mtwara Airport (MYW), Mtwara, Tanzania and CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,585 miles (or 15,425 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 Mtwara 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 Mtwara 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 Mtwara Airport (MYW):

• In addition to being known as "Mtwara Airport", another name for MYW is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mtwara  (Swahili)".
• The furthest airport from Mtwara Airport (MYW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,233 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of Mtwara Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Mtwara 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.
• The closest airport to Mtwara Airport (MYW) is Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NW of MYW.
• Mtwara Airport handled 19,718 passengers last year.
• Mtwara Airport (MYW) has 2 runways.

Facts about CFB Comox (YQQ):

• The furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
• CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
• 19 Wing also includes the 19 Air Maintenance Squadron, and a number of other organizations.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• The closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of YQQ.
• CFB Comox's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft.
• 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's airfield also serves as a civilian airport for commercial flights destined to Vancouver, Calgary, Campbell River, Edmonton and Mexico.
• The Royal Air Force constructed the airfield at the strategic location of Comox in spring 1942.