Nonstop flight route between Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia and Comox, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaimana Airport (KNG), Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia and CFB Comox (YQQ), Comox, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,920 miles (or 11,136 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 Kaimana 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 Kaimana Airport and CFB Comox. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNG / WASK |
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Location: | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°38'39"S by 133°41'43"E |
Area Served: | Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Kaimana Regency Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNG |
More Information: | KNG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Kaimana Airport (KNG):
- Because of Kaimana Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaimana 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 "Kaimana Airport", another name for KNG is "Bandar Udara Kaimana".
- The closest airport to Kaimana Airport (KNG) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) NNW of KNG.
- Kaimana Airport (KNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaimana Airport (KNG) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Kaimana Airport (meaning Kaimana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,406 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Facts about CFB Comox (YQQ):
- In addition to being known as "CFB Comox", another name for YQQ is "Comox Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1954, Comox became home to a Pinetree Line radar early-warning station, operated by the "51 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron ".
- Every April, the Snowbirds practise at 19 Wing Comox.
- CFB Comox (YQQ) has 2 runways.
- 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 furthest airport from CFB Comox (YQQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Royal Air Force constructed the airfield at the strategic location of Comox in spring 1942.
- 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 closest airport to CFB Comox (YQQ) is Courtenay Airpark (YCA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WSW of YQQ.