Nonstop flight route between Leesburg, Virginia, United States and Rochester, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), Leesburg, Virginia, United States and Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 279 miles (or 449 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 Leesburg Executive 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 Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO):

• Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1986, the Federal Aviation Administration consolidated its 308 Flight Service Stations into 61 'automated' stations.
• Because of Leesburg Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 389 feet, planes can take off or land at Leesburg Executive 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 addition to being known as "Leesburg Executive Airport", another name for JYO is "Godfrey Field".
• The furthest airport from Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,650 miles (18,749 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) is Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of JYO.

Facts about Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC):

• Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) has 3 runways.
• Greater Rochester International Airport handled 2,533,834 passengers last year.
• The airport covers 1,136 acres at an elevation of 559 feet.
• The terminal was outgrown by the mid-1980s, and debate began about expanding the airport.
• The large new low-fare carrier Peoplexpress Airlines arrived at the airport in 1985.
• Greater Rochester International Airport began in 1927, with the construction of Hangar No.
• Federal Express operates its own cargo terminal on the southern border of the airport on Scottsville Road.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of ROC.