Nonstop flight route between Rochester, New York, United States and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York, United States and Vijayawada Airport (VGA), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,092 miles (or 13,023 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 Vijayawada 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 Vijayawada 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: | VGA / VBOZ |
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Location: | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°31'59"N by 80°40'0"E |
Area Served: | Vijayawada |
Operator/Owner: | AAI |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VGA |
More Information: | VGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC):
- After the 1963 expansion gave it its final layout, the terminal had ten gates in two concourses.
- 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.
- In 2006, Monroe County consolidated the separate security checkpoints at each concourse, to one central security checkpoint.
- 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.
- Greater Rochester International Airport is three miles southwest of downtown Rochester, in Monroe County, New York.
- 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.
- In 1988 Monroe County approved a $109 million plan to replace the terminal with an entirely new two-level facility with a second-level approach road and parking garage.
- 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 handled 2,533,834 passengers last year.
Facts about Vijayawada Airport (VGA):
- Vijayawada Airport (VGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport, which had only Kingfisher Airline operating two flights - one each to Hyderabad and Bangalore previously, now has six flights a day taking off to various destinations.
- In addition to being known as "Vijayawada Airport", other names for VGA include "Gannavaram Airport" and "VOBZ".
- The furthest airport from Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,459 miles (18,441 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), which is located 156 miles (251 kilometers) WNW of VGA.
- Because of Vijayawada Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Vijayawada 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.