DFJB Comox
Defence Forces Joint Base Comox, abbreviated DFJB Comox is a large military airbase in Comox, British Columbia. It is shared by the Royal British Columbia Air Force, the Royal British Columbia Navy, and the Royal British Columbia Marine Corps.
The RBCAF facitilites are called RBCAF Comox, and the Navy and Marine facilities are called NAB Kingfisher.
Its airfield is the largest on Vancouver Island, and is also used as the civilian airport for the Comox–Courtenay area.
RBCAF Comox
RBCAF Comox is the main headquarters of the Royal BC Air Force.
Units stationed here are 3 (Fighter), 6 (Transport/SAR), and 103 (Transport) Squadrons.
NAB Kingfisher
NAB Kingfisher is the main headquarters of Navy aviation; the Marines also use the Navy helicopter maintenance facilities here.
Comox Airport
IATA code | XCX |
ICAO code | BCCX |
MTC Location ID | - |
Address civil terminal |
1250 Knight Road Comox CX4 4HB |
Hub for | • RBCAF public services (main) |
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airline | Service area | Destination | Aircraft |
---|---|---|---|
Air BC | Domestic | Vancouver | Superjet 100 |
Pacific Coastal Airlines | Domestic | Bella Bella | Twin Otter |
Vancouver | Do-328, Short 360 | ||
Pacific Western Airlines | Domestic | Vancouver | CRJ200, CRJ702, Q300 |
RBCAF public services | Domestic | Dease Lake | Aberdeen C.1 |
Fort Nelson | Aberdeen C.1 | ||
Kelowna (Supermarine Field) | Aberdeen C.1 | ||
Comox - Scar Creek - Tsuniah Lake Lodge - Puntzi Mountain - Tsetzi Lake - Tsacha Lake - Moose Lake - Prince George route service | Osprey VC.1 | ||
RBCN public services | Domestic | Esquimalt/HMBCS Naden | Yarksis 2 |
Vancouver Island Air | Domestic | Nanaimo | Twin Otter |
WestJet | Continental | Calgary | B737-600 |
Edmonton | B737-600 |