Nonstop flight route between Rochester, New York, United States and Yamagata, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York, United States and Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,310 miles (or 10,155 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 Shonai 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 Shonai 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: | SYO / RJSY |
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Location: | Yamagata, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E |
Area Served: | Sakata, Yamagata |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYO |
More Information: | SYO Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC):
- This terminal has two angled concourses, each with 11 gates.
- The airport covers 1,136 acres at an elevation of 559 feet.
- 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.
- 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.
- Greater Rochester International Airport handled 2,533,834 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of ROC.
- Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) has 3 runways.
- Greater Rochester International Airport began in 1927, with the construction of Hangar No.
- 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.
Facts about Shonai Airport (SYO):
- Seiko Epson has also used the airport for weekly employee charter flights to and from Matsumoto since 1997.
- Shonai Airport (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Shonai Airport", other names for SYO include "庄内空港" and "Shonai Kūkō".
- Because of Shonai Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Shonai 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 Shonai Airport (SYO) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,620 miles (18,701 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Shonai Airport (SYO) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SE of SYO.
- In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai.