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CYQQ Comox Valley Airport / CFB Comox MVFR

  • Name
    Comox Valley Airport / CFB Comox
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    CYQQ / YQQ / CYQQ
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    10:41 am (PST)
  • Municipality
    Comox
  • Coordinates
    49° 42′ 38″ N 124° 53′ 13″ W
  • Elevation
    84 ft (26 m MSL)

About Comox Valley Airport / CFB Comox

Canadian Forces Base Comox (IATA: YQQ, ICAO: CYQQ), commonly referred to as CFB Comox or 19 Wing, is a Canadian Forces Base located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north northeast of Comox, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is primarily operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is one of two bases in the country using the CP-140 Aurora anti-submarine/maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft. Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 19 Wing, commonly referred to as 19 Wing Comox.

CFB Comox's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft. The civilian passenger terminal building operations are called the Comox Valley Airport and are operated by the Comox Valley Airport Commission.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

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