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Bird.</A> <MAP NAME=map1><AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="4,8,127,189" HREF="viewpoints.htm"></MAP><IMG USEMAP="#map1" SRC="images/jare.gif" WIDTH=130 HEIGHT=190 X-CLARIS-USEIMAGEWIDTH X-CLARIS-USEIMAGEHEIGHT BORDER=0 ALIGN=left>"When I was in the Royal Canadian Airforce, Comox was one of the most desired postings one could request, from a string of bases that stretched across Canada to Western Europe. Of course, very few airmen received their first choice, and I was assigned to Macdonald Manitoba, which in the end, I fully enjoyed. At the 1999 Abbotsford International Airshow, we spoke to several military personnel, one of whom was based in Comox. He confirms that it is still high on the list of coveted postings. And what an impressive airport it is, with runways that will accommodate the largest of aircraft and a clear approach. As media representatives onan inaugural flight between the Island and Fraser Valley, we flew into Comox last spring and were impressed by the facilities, and potential for tourism and development in the area."Comox and Courtenay, with a combined population of over 22,000 are located side by side on the east coast of Vancouver Island, about 150 air km (95 miles) northwest of Vancouver. By air, the flying time to the Comox Airport is about 30 minutes from Vancouver International Airport. By vehicle, a trip entails a ferry ride to Nanaimo and a drive north to Courtenay, altogether about three hours. So you can see why the desire for improved air connections is so strong hereabouts.The climate issimilar to Vancouver, although there is slightly less precipitationEconomy:The largest single employer in the area is the Canadian Forces Base in Comox, however, the largest group employer is the forest industry. 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BC AIRPORTS
Transport Canada List

Airport Info. Comox Valley Tourism

Comox: Gateway to Central Vancouver Island

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on Pacific Coastal Airlines flight schedule.

Civilian use

The airport has a civilian terminal used by the following airlines:

• Air Canada

• Air Canada Jazz (Calgary)

• Air Transat

• Operated by WestJet (Cancun, Puerto Vallarta) - Seasonal

• Central Mountain Air (Vancouver)

• Pacific Coastal Airlines (Campbell River, Vancouver)

• WestJet (Calgary, Edmonton)

Pacific Coastal Map

Military use

19 Wing Comox hosts 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron flying the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora and 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron flying the CC-115 Buffalo fixed-wing and CH-149 Cormorant rotary-wing aircraft.

The base also hosts the 19 Air Maintenance Squadron, and a number of other organizations. It is also the location of the Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue, where all para-rescue specialists in the Canadian Forces, known as SAR Technicians or "SAR Techs", undergo training.

This base also serves as the home to Regional Cadet Air Operations Pacific; part of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet program. Some part of the base is converted to Regional Gliding School (Pacific) in the summer. During summer, about 40-45 selected air cadets are trained to become fully licenced glider pilots. Their training glider is the SGS 2-33A. The school also runs a power course which takes place at nearby airports and a ground-school level course for younger cadets.

An annex of CFB Comox, Annex A "Goose Spit", is used by the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets during the summer. It is called during the summer months HMCS Quadra. HMCS Quadra is home to about 1,000 course cadets, 100 staff cadets, and about 100 adult staff. Course cadets train in the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets four basic trades (Boatswain, Gunnery, Music, Sail). Some course cadets train in three of the four Royal Canadian Sea Cadets specialty trades (Silver Sail, Marine Engineering, Shipwright). Staff cadets are often senior cadets who have trained in one of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets trades. The adult staff are usually members of the CIC, or the Reg. Force.

CFB Comox also serves as a forward operating base for temporary deployments of the CF-18 Hornet fighter-interceptor.

Every April, the Snowbirds practice at 19 Wing Comox.

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