Nonstop flight route between Ames, Iowa, United States and Rochester, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ames Municipal Airport (AMW), Ames, Iowa, United States and Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 814 miles (or 1,310 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 relatively short distance between Ames Municipal Airport and Greater Rochester International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ames Municipal Airport (AMW):

• Ames Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two miles southeast of the central business district of Ames, a city in Story County, Iowa, United States.
• The closest airport to Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) is Boone Municipal Airport (BNW), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of AMW.
• Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) has 2 runways.
• According to NTSB records, the airport has had no fatal accidents since 1962.
• From May 10, 2010 through June 11, 2010, there were between five and six arrivals/departures at Ames each day.
• The furthest airport from Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,785 miles (17,357 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC):

• 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.
• The County got as far as building temporary parking lots to the west and closing the main parking lots to begin construction on a garage.
• A new red-brick, single-level passenger terminal was opened on Brooks Avenue in 1953.
• 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 January 2009, the airport began work on an extension of the three-story parking garage to the west.
• 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 handled 2,533,834 passengers last year.
• Greater Rochester International Airport has a cargo terminal in the northwest corner of the airfield.
• 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 large new low-fare carrier Peoplexpress Airlines arrived at the airport in 1985.
• Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) has 3 runways.