Nonstop flight route between VitĂłria da Conquista, Brazil and Comox, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo Airport (VDC), VitĂłria da Conquista, Brazil and CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,737 miles (or 10,842 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 Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo 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 Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo 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: | VDC / SBQV |
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Location: | VitĂłria da Conquista, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°51'48"S by 40°51'47"W |
Area Served: | VitĂłria da Conquista |
Operator/Owner: | Socicam |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2998 feet (914 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VDC |
More Information: | VDC 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 Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo Airport (VDC):
- Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is IlhĂ©us/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) E of VDC.
- The airport is located 3Â km from downtown VitĂłria da Conquista.
- In addition to being known as "Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo Airport", another name for VDC is "Aeroporto Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo".
- The furthest airport from Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo Airport (meaning Pedro OtacĂlio Figueiredo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,099 miles (19,472 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
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.
- 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.
- The furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is TĂ´lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in TĂ´lanaro, Madagascar.
- CFB Comox is the primary air defence installation on Canada's Pacific coast and serves as the home base for maritime patrol/anti-submarine aircraft and fixed-wing and rotary-wing search and rescue aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
- In 1954, Comox became home to a Pinetree Line radar early-warning station, operated by the "51 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron ".
- CFB Comox's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft.
- CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.