Nonstop flight route between Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Koro Island, Fiji:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Koro Airport (KXF), Koro Island, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,086 miles (or 16,233 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Rochester Airport and Koro Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Rochester Airport and Koro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCS / EGTO |
Airport Name: | Rochester Airport |
Location: | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°21'6"N by 0°30'10"E |
Operator/Owner: | Rochester Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 426 feet (130 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RCS |
More Information: | RCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KXF / NFNO |
Airport Name: | Koro Airport |
Location: | Koro Island, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°20'44"S by 179°25'18"E |
Area Served: | Koro Island, Fiji |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 358 feet (109 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KXF |
More Information: | KXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Rochester Airport (RCS):
- On 13 January 2009 a fresh lease, with conditions, was granted to Rochester Airport Operating company.
- Shorts concentrated their work in Belfast, leaving the Medway towns in 1946.
- The furthest airport from Rochester Airport (RCS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,146 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Rochester Airport (RCS) has 3 runways.
- Local ward councillors are very enthusiastic about the proposals and once they are implemented should see the Airport being available for use for a greater part of the year due to an all weather surface being planned for the 02/20 runway.
- Rochester airport was bombed heavily during the war by a wing of Dornier Do 17s on 15 August 1940.
- Because of Rochester Airport's relatively low elevation of 426 feet, planes can take off or land at Rochester Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The inaugural flight into Rochester was from Gravesend, with John Parker flying their Short Scion, G-ACJI, powered by a Pobjoy engine.
- The closest airport to Rochester Airport (RCS) is London Southend Airport (SEN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of RCS.
Facts about Koro Airport (KXF):
- Because of Koro Airport's relatively low elevation of 358 feet, planes can take off or land at Koro Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Koro Airport (KXF) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Koro Airport (meaning Koro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
- The closest airport to Koro Airport (KXF) is Levuka Airfield (LEV), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WSW of KXF.