Nonstop flight route between Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Brest, Belarus:
Departure Airport:
(51°21'6"N by 0°30'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°6'29"N by 23°53'53"E)
Distance from RCS to BQT:
998.20 miles (1,606.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Brest Airport (BQT), Brest, Belarus would travel a Great Circle distance of 998 miles (or 1,606 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 Rochester Airport and Brest Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQT / UMBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Brest, Belarus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°6'29"N by 23°53'53"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 468 feet (143 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQT |
| More Information: | BQT Maps & Info |
Facts about Rochester Airport (RCS):
- The Air Ministry licensed Short Brothers in 1936 to design and build a four-engined high-wing monoplane.
- Rochester Airport (RCS) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- On 13 January 2009 a fresh lease, with conditions, was granted to Rochester Airport Operating company.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Brest Airport (BQT):
- The closest airport to Brest Airport (BQT) is Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WSW of BQT.
- The furthest airport from Brest Airport (BQT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,340 miles (18,250 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Brest Airport's relatively low elevation of 468 feet, planes can take off or land at Brest 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.
- Brest Airport (BQT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Brest Airport", other names for BQT include "Аэрапорт Брэст" and "Аэропорт Брест".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.17 miles (27.64 km) NNE | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 20.35 miles (32.75 km) W | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.00 miles (35.40 km) WNW | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 28.99 miles (46.66 km) SE | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 29.32 miles (47.19 km) WSW | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 33.12 miles (53.30 km) WSW | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.25 miles (53.51 km) SE | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 36.40 miles (58.58 km) E | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.58 miles (62.09 km) NNW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 42.02 miles (67.63 km) WNW | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 42.44 miles (68.31 km) WNW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 42.97 miles (69.16 km) N | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 43.19 miles (69.51 km) NW | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 49.78 miles (80.11 km) SW | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 51.98 miles (83.65 km) NW | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,896.91 miles (19,146.17 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,836.27 miles (19,048.59 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,818.89 miles (19,020.62 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,798.42 miles (18,987.66 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,787.87 miles (18,970.69 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,787.44 miles (18,970.00 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,782.60 miles (18,962.21 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,778.89 miles (18,956.24 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,773.33 miles (18,947.28 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,745.16 miles (18,901.95 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,741.82 miles (18,896.59 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,739.96 miles (18,893.58 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,732.44 miles (18,881.48 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,725.19 miles (18,869.81 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,705.11 miles (18,837.50 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.87 miles (52.90 km) WSW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 2 | 78.59 miles (126.47 km) SW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 3 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) W | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 4 | 124.35 miles (200.11 km) W | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 5 | 139.25 miles (224.10 km) W | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 6 | 158.65 miles (255.32 km) S | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 160.33 miles (258.02 km) SSW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 8 | 183.85 miles (295.88 km) NNE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 9 | 193.60 miles (311.57 km) W | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 10 | 194.04 miles (312.27 km) NE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 11 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) SSE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 197.45 miles (317.76 km) N | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 13 | 211.10 miles (339.74 km) NE | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 14 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) S | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 226.97 miles (365.28 km) SW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,339.83 miles (18,249.65 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,903.17 miles (17,546.90 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,887.10 miles (17,521.05 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,885.10 miles (17,517.82 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,883.33 miles (17,514.97 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,881.77 miles (17,512.47 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,879.21 miles (17,508.35 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,874.15 miles (17,500.21 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,873.29 miles (17,498.82 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,872.16 miles (17,497.00 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,866.98 miles (17,488.66 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,863.96 miles (17,483.81 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,855.19 miles (17,469.69 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,854.56 miles (17,468.68 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,833.46 miles (17,434.72 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |