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Airport Name Comox (CFB Comox / 19 Wing)
Airport Category PPR - Prior Permission Required
Department of National Defence Military Airport
Nearest Community Comox and Courtenay
Province: BRITISH COLUMBIA
Coordinates
Latitude (N): 49 42 39
Longitude (W): 124 53 12
Listed in Canada Flight Supplement Yes
Airport ident. CYQQ
Appears on a VFR Navigation Chart Yes
Airport Elevation 84
Magnetic Variation 21E
  Runway (Main): Runway (2): Runway (3): Runway (4):
Number: 12-30 18-36
Length: 10000 5000
Width: 200 200
Surface 12-30 is concrete and 18-36 is asphalt
Night Flying Yes
Maintained Year Round Yes
Radio Communications ATIS 118.6; ground 119.75; Tower 126.2; Terminal 123.7
Telephone on the Airport Yes
Customs Airport Entry Yes
CANPASS No
Fees on Private Aircraft
Landing $: 0.00
Terminal $: 0.00
Parking $: 0.00
Airport Fuel Tax (litre) $: 0.00
Comments About Fees: No fees listed - but check with Wing Ops to make sure
Fuel Prices
100LL $: 0.00
Mogas $: 0.00
Jet Fuel $: 0.00
Fuel Prices with Taxes
100LL $: 0.00
Mogas $: 0.00
Jet Fuel $: 0.00
Date of Fuel Prices 0000-00-00
Fuel Price Comments
Fuel/Dealers
*(include Telephone Numbers)		 F-34 only available - no avgas
Airport Management 19 Wing / Department of National Defence Tel: 250-339-8231
Airport Web Site http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/19wing/site/index_e.asp
Airport E-mail
Other General Aviation Services on the Airport
Hotels/Motels with pick up at Airport
*(include Telephone Numbers)
Bed & Breakfasts with pick up at Airport 
*(include Telephone Numbers)
Restaurants on the airport or nearby 
*(include Telephone Numbers)
Camping Airport grounds: No
Washrooms Yes
Nearest COPA Flight COURTENAY AIR PARK, Flight 58: 1997, Dave Miller, 357 Torrence Rd, Comox BC V9M 3C5 fax (250)339-3573, millerdave@shaw.ca Tel: (250)339-3573
Other Local Aviation Associations & Telephone Numbers
Remarks All DND aerodromes are "PPR Only" so call ahead with 48 hours notice for permission to use this facility. NOTE: Since 9/11 permission for civil aircraft to use DND aerodromes has been routinely refused.

Courtenay Airpark is only a few miles away and is a good alternative. See http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=3&ap_id=274

Right hand circuits to runways 30 and 36

Traffic patterns - helicopter 500 ASL, conventional 1000 ASL and jet 1500 ASL. See VTPC in CFS for reporting points and procedures.

Extensive gliding on the airport to 3500 feet June to August.

All aircraft requesting approaches require permission in advance through Wing Ops.

General location map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+49+42+39+W+124+53+12&ll=49.720928,-124.887085&spn=0.78486,2.724609

Google satelitte photo: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+49+42+39+W+124+53+12&ll=49.711161,-124.886656&spn=0.024532,0.085144&t=k

Wikipedia airport page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Comox

Wikipedia community page (Comox): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comox%2C_British_Columbia
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Date Submitted On: 2007-04-18

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