Nonstop flight route between Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom and Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eday Airport (EOI), Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom and Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 557 miles (or 896 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 Eday Airport and Rochester Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EOI / EGED |
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| Location: | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'26"N by 2°46'19"W |
| Area Served: | Eday |
| Operator/Owner: | Orkney Islands Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EOI |
| More Information: | EOI Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Eday Airport (EOI):
- Because of Eday Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Eday 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.
- Eday Airport (EOI) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Eday Airport", another name for EOI is "London Airport".
- The closest airport to Eday Airport (EOI) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of EOI.
- The furthest airport from Eday Airport (EOI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,509 miles (18,522 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Rochester Airport (RCS):
- Rochester Airport (RCS) has 3 runways.
- On 13 January 2009 a fresh lease, with conditions, was granted to Rochester Airport Operating company.
- In 1934-5 Short Brothers took over the Rochester Airport site when they moved some of their personnel from the existing seaplane works.
- Short Brothers continued to build seaplanes on the Esplanade at Rochester supplying the growing market for flying boats.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Rochester Airport (RCS) is London Southend Airport (SEN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of RCS.
- In 1979 the lease reverted to the council and after giving thorough consideration to closing the airport the General Electric Company plc comprising Marconi Electronic Systems and instrument makers Elliot Automation decided to take over management of the airport maintaining two runways as grass whilst releasing some land for light industrial expansion.
