Nonstop flight route between Comox, British Columbia, Canada and Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Departure Airport:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada and E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD), Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,359 miles (or 7,014 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 E.T. Joshua 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 E.T. Joshua 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 |
Airport Names: |
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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: | SVD / TVSV |
Airport Name: | E.T. Joshua Airport |
Location: | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°8'39"N by 61°12'38"W |
Area Served: | Arnos Vale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVD |
More Information: | SVD Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Comox (YQQ):
- In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
- The furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1943, the Royal Canadian Air Force took over control of the airfield, renaming the facility RCAF Station Comox.
- CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
- CFB Comox's airfield also serves as a civilian airport for commercial flights destined to Vancouver, Calgary, Campbell River, Edmonton and Mexico.
- CFB Comox's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft.
- Canadian Forces Base Comox, commonly referred to as CFB Comox, is a Canadian Forces Base located 2.5 nautical miles north northeast of Comox, British Columbia.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 primary air defence installation on Canada's Pacific coast and serves as the home base for maritime patrol/anti-submarine aircraft and fixed-wing and rotary-wing search and rescue aircraft.
Facts about E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD):
- The closest airport to E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) is J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of SVD.
- The furthest airport from E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to E.T. Joshua Airport (meaning E.T. Joshua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,595 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Saint Vincent's Argyle International Airport is expected to be completed by 2013.
- E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of E.T. Joshua Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at E.T. Joshua 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.