Nonstop flight route between Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Franca, São Paulo, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(49°42'38"N by 124°53'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°35'25"S by 47°22'57"W)
Distance from YQQ to FRC:
6,763.60 miles (10,884.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC), Franca, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,764 miles (or 10,885 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 CFB Comox and Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport, 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 CFB Comox and Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRC / SIMK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°35'25"S by 47°22'57"W |
| Area Served: | Franca |
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3291 feet (1,003 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRC |
| More Information: | FRC Maps & Info |
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.
- CFB Comox is the location of the Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue, where all para-rescue specialists in the Canadian Forces, known as Search And Rescue Technicians or "SAR Techs", undergo training.
- 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.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
- On February 1, 1968, the RCAF merged with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army to form the unified Canadian Forces.
- 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 serves as a forward operating base for temporary deployments of the CF-18 Hornet fighter-interceptor.
Facts about Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC):
- The closest airport to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SW of FRC.
- It is operated by DAESP.
- The furthest airport from Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (meaning Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport handled 2,105 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport", another name for FRC is "Aeroporto Estadual Ten. Lund Presetto".
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.77 miles (7.67 km) WSW | Courtenay Airpark (YCA) | Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 16.52 miles (26.59 km) E | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 19.23 miles (30.95 km) ENE | Powell River Airport (YPW) | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 22.04 miles (35.47 km) NNW | Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 23.96 miles (38.56 km) NW | Campbell River Airport (YBL) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 26.94 miles (43.36 km) S | Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 28.48 miles (45.83 km) NW | Campbell River Water Aerodrome (YHH) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 33.98 miles (54.69 km) SE | Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 39.43 miles (63.46 km) E | Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) | Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 48.85 miles (78.62 km) NNW | Big Bay Water Aerodrome (YRR) | Stuart Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 55.10 miles (88.68 km) ESE | Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 56.81 miles (91.43 km) SE | Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 58.93 miles (94.84 km) SW | Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ) | Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 59.91 miles (96.41 km) SW | Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome (YTP) | Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 61.61 miles (99.15 km) S | Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) | Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,676.70 miles (17,182.44 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,629.59 miles (17,106.63 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,620.74 miles (17,092.39 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,618.79 miles (17,089.24 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,608.96 miles (17,073.43 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,589.09 miles (17,041.45 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,584.62 miles (17,034.25 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,566.94 miles (17,005.79 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,550.51 miles (16,979.36 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,543.76 miles (16,968.50 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,514.12 miles (16,920.79 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,494.58 miles (16,889.35 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,476.23 miles (16,859.82 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,476.20 miles (16,859.77 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,475.22 miles (16,858.19 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.51 miles (73.24 km) SW | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 2 | 68.46 miles (110.17 km) NNW | Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) | Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 76.12 miles (122.50 km) NNE | Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 78.48 miles (126.30 km) W | Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) | Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | 94.98 miles (152.86 km) SSW | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 97.06 miles (156.20 km) SSW | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | 130.03 miles (209.27 km) NNW | Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) | Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 131.63 miles (211.83 km) W | Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP) | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | |
| 9 | 141.09 miles (227.07 km) ESE | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 144.66 miles (232.80 km) NNE | Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 157.75 miles (253.88 km) S | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 12 | 161.94 miles (260.62 km) SW | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 165.15 miles (265.78 km) E | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 167.73 miles (269.94 km) S | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| 15 | 190.25 miles (306.18 km) NW | Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR) | Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,063.59 miles (19,414.42 km) NNE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,057.89 miles (19,405.25 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,937.53 miles (19,211.54 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,934.07 miles (19,205.98 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,924.55 miles (19,190.65 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,914.47 miles (19,174.43 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,900.38 miles (19,151.75 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,887.61 miles (19,131.20 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,877.94 miles (19,115.64 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,876.55 miles (19,113.41 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,865.19 miles (19,095.12 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,839.47 miles (19,053.73 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,824.83 miles (19,030.17 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,810.91 miles (19,007.76 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,766.17 miles (18,935.76 km) ENE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |