AirportsComox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox is a medium-sized airport serving Comox, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YQQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YQQ
- ICAO code
- CYQQ
- City
- Comox
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 49.7108° N, 124.8870° W
- Elevation
- 26 m (84 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YQQ means Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYQQ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.7108° N, 124.8870° W. It stands 26 metres (84 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Vancouver, about 138 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 61 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Powell River AirportPowell River | YPW | 31 km |
| Powell Lake Seaplane BasePowell River | WPL | 32 km |
| Campbell River AirportCampbell River | YBL | 38 km |
| Campbell River Seaplane BaseCampbell River | YHH | 46 km |
| Qualicum Beach AirportQualicum Beach | XQU | 55 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,045 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,167 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,680 km | 14 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,600 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,048 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,832 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,679 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,423 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,417 km | 15 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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