Nonstop flight route between Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Omidiyeh, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI), Omidiyeh, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,861 miles (or 11,042 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 Omidiyeh Air Base, 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 Omidiyeh Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• 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 addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
• 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.
• From 1946 until 1952 the base was mothballed until tensions resulting from the Korean War and Cold War prompted reactivation and the establishment of a permanent RCAF base on Canada's Pacific coast.
• In 1980, 407 Squadron began re-equipping with the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora.
• CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of YQQ.

Facts about Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI):

• Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,836 miles (19,049 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) is Mahshahr Airport (MRX), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of OMI.
• Because of Omidiyeh Air Base's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Omidiyeh Air Base 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.