Nonstop flight route between Warsaw, Poland and Comox, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI), Warsaw, Poland and CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,096 miles (or 8,201 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 Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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 Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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 Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI):

• On 19 September 2013 the Category I Instrument Landing System was officially ready for use.
• The furthest airport from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport", another name for WMI is "Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa–Modlin".
• The closest airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of WMI.
• Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport handled 344,476 passengers last year.
• Because of Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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 maximum capacity of the airport is estimated at 2-2,3 million passengers a year.

Facts about CFB Comox (YQQ):

• In 1980, 407 Squadron began re-equipping with the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora.
• 19 Wing also includes the 19 Air Maintenance Squadron, and a number of other organizations.
• CFB Comox serves as a forward operating base for temporary deployments of the CF-18 Hornet fighter-interceptor.
• 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.
• In 1943, the Royal Canadian Air Force took over control of the airfield, renaming the facility RCAF Station Comox.
• The furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of YQQ.
• On February 1, 1968, the RCAF merged with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army to form the unified Canadian Forces.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".