Nonstop flight route between Gökçeada, Turkey and Rochester, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gökçeada Airport (GKD), Gökçeada, Turkey and Rochester International Airport (RST), Rochester, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,477 miles (or 8,815 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 Gökçeada Airport and Rochester International 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 Gökçeada Airport and Rochester International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKD / LTFK |
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| Location: | Gökçeada, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°12'3"N by 25°52'55"E |
| Area Served: | Gökçeada |
| Operator/Owner: | DHMI |
| Airport Type: | Public/Civil |
| Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GKD |
| More Information: | GKD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RST / KRST |
| Airport Name: | Rochester International Airport |
| Location: | Rochester, Minnesota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'29"N by 92°30'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Rochester |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1317 feet (401 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RST |
| More Information: | RST Maps & Info |
Facts about Gökçeada Airport (GKD):
- In addition to being known as "Gökçeada Airport", another name for GKD is "Gökçeada Havalimanı".
- The furthest airport from Gökçeada Airport (GKD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,267 miles (18,132 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Gökçeada Airport (GKD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gökçeada Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Gökçeada 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 closest airport to Gökçeada Airport (GKD) is Çanakkale Airport (CKZ), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of GKD.
Facts about Rochester International Airport (RST):
- The furthest airport from Rochester International Airport (RST) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rochester International Airport is a nonhub primary airport located seven miles southwest of the central business district of Rochester, a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.
- The closest airport to Rochester International Airport (RST) is Austin Municipal Airport (AUM), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of RST.
- Airport directors from the airport are attempting to get more air service into Rochester.
- In 1960 it was decided to replace Lobb Field with a new airport southwest of the town because it could not be expanded to accommodate the larger airliners & was too close to the urban area of Rochester.
- Rochester International Airport (RST) has 2 runways.
- Commercial air service is provided by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and Allegiant Air.
- A bomb scare occurred on March 30, 2011.
