Nonstop flight route between Wales, Alaska, United States and Comox, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wales Airport (WAA), Wales, Alaska, United States and CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,880 miles (or 3,026 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 Wales 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 Wales Airport (WAA):

• Wales Airport (WAA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Wales Airport", another name for WAA is "IWK".
• The closest airport to Wales Airport (WAA) is Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SE of WAA.
• Because of Wales Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Wales 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 furthest airport from Wales Airport (WAA) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,385 miles (16,713 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.

Facts about CFB Comox (YQQ):

• In 1980, 407 Squadron began re-equipping with the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora.
• 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.
• In 1943, the Royal Canadian Air Force took over control of the airfield, renaming the facility RCAF Station Comox.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
• The closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of 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.
• CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
• 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.