Nonstop flight route between East Farmingdale, New York, United States and Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Republic Airport (FRG), East Farmingdale, New York, United States and Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,465 miles (or 5,577 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 Republic Airport and Rochester 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 Republic Airport and Rochester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Republic Airport (FRG):

• Seversky Aircraft moved there in January 1935 from College Point in Queens, and became Republic Aviation in 1939.
• The furthest airport from Republic Airport (FRG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,775 miles (18,949 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• After complaints that the MTA was not contributing taxes to local governments and questions about the MTA spending at Republic, ownership of the airport was transferred to the New York State Department of Transportation by the New York State Legislature in April 1983, to promote economic development in the surrounding Long Island region.
• Republic Aviation produced over 800 F-105 Thunderchief fighter bombers during the Vietnam Era.
• Republic Airport (FRG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Republic Airport (FRG) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of FRG.
• Because of Republic Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Republic 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 airport covers an area of 526 acres at an elevation of 80 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Rochester Airport (RCS):

• In 1934-5 Short Brothers took over the Rochester Airport site when they moved some of their personnel from the existing seaplane works.
• In 2013 the Conservative led Medway Council announced there wish for some of the airport land to be separated off and developed for Industrial use.
• Rochester Airport (RCS) has 3 runways.
• Passenger flights to and from the continent expanded in the 1950s and 60's using Douglas DC-3s and de Havilland Doves operated by Channel Airways but with stringent requirement of the Civil Aviation Authority, operators had to re-locate from Rochester.
• 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.
• In 1999 a group of aviators and local businessmen at Rochester formed a company dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the long tradition of aviation at Rochester Airport, its service to the local community and for its longer term preservation.
• The closest airport to Rochester Airport (RCS) is London Southend Airport (SEN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of RCS.