Nonstop flight route between Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Rosario, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), Rosario, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,924 miles (or 11,143 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 Rosario – Islas Malvinas International 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 Rosario – Islas Malvinas International 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: | ROS / SAAR |
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| Location: | Rosario, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°54'12"S by 60°47'3"W |
| Area Served: | Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Province of Santa Fe |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROS |
| More Information: | ROS Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Comox (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's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft.
- In 1964, RCAF Station Sea Island near Vancouver International Airport was closed and turned over to the Canadian Coast Guard.
- CFB Comox's airfield also serves as a civilian airport for commercial flights destined to Vancouver, Calgary, Campbell River, Edmonton and Mexico.
- The closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of YQQ.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
- 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.
- Every April, the Snowbirds practise at 19 Wing 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.
- CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS):
- The furthest airport from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) is Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY), which is nearly antipodal to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (meaning Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.
- Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport is located 13 km west-northwest from the center of Rosario, a city in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina.
- The closest airport to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) NNE of ROS.
- In the first years of the 21st century the Rosario Airport has progressively lost air traffic volume, even after it was updated and expanded in 2003–2004.
- Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosario – Islas Malvinas International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport", other names for ROS include "Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport" and "Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario – Islas Malvinas".
