Nonstop flight route between Rochester, New York, United States and Pohang, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York, United States and Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,711 miles (or 10,801 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 Greater Rochester International Airport and Pohang 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 Greater Rochester International Airport and Pohang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROC / KROC |
Airport Name: | Greater Rochester International Airport |
Location: | Rochester, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°7'8"N by 77°40'20"W |
Area Served: | Rochester, New York |
Operator/Owner: | County of Monroe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 559 feet (170 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROC |
More Information: | ROC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPO / RKTH |
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Location: | Pohang, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°59'16"N by 129°25'13"E |
Area Served: | Pohang |
Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPO |
More Information: | KPO Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC):
- Greater Rochester International Airport began in 1927, with the construction of Hangar No.
- Jet service began ROC in 1965 on American Airlines Boeing 727s, but the two longest runways, 10–28 and 1–19 were short for jets.
- After the 1963 expansion gave it its final layout, the terminal had ten gates in two concourses.
- The closest airport to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of ROC.
- The furthest airport from Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,501 miles (18,509 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport covers 1,136 acres at an elevation of 559 feet.
- The terminal was outgrown by the mid-1980s, and debate began about expanding the airport.
- Greater Rochester International Airport handled 2,533,834 passengers last year.
- Because of Greater Rochester International Airport's relatively low elevation of 559 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Rochester International 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.
- Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) has 3 runways.
Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):
- Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
- The 802nd Battalion returned to Pohang on 27 September finding the airfield relatively undamaged.
- Because of Pohang Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Pohang 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.
- In early July 1950 Pohang airfield was identified as a potential base for USAF operations.
- In addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
- Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pohang Airport (KPO) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Pohang Airport (meaning Pohang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.