Nonstop flight route between Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Libo County, Guizhou, China:
Departure Airport:
(51°21'6"N by 0°30'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°27'9"N by 107°57'42"E)
Distance from RCS to LLB:
5,556.36 miles (8,942.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Libo Airport (LLB), Libo County, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,556 miles (or 8,942 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 Rochester Airport and Libo 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 Rochester Airport and Libo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | LLB / ZULB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Libo County, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°27'9"N by 107°57'42"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from LLB |
| More Information: | LLB Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Short Brothers continued to build seaplanes on the Esplanade at Rochester supplying the growing market for flying boats.
- Shorts concentrated their work in Belfast, leaving the Medway towns in 1946.
- An invitation to tender was issued and the existing operator became the preferred bidder after the closing date of 12 March 2013.
- The closest airport to Rochester Airport (RCS) is London Southend Airport (SEN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of RCS.
Facts about Libo Airport (LLB):
- In addition to being known as "Libo Airport", other names for LLB include "荔波机场" and "Lìbō Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Libo Airport (LLB) is Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSW of LLB.
- The furthest airport from Libo Airport (LLB) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Libo Airport (meaning Libo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
| 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 | 49.02 miles (78.88 km) SSW | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 95.33 miles (153.41 km) NE | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 104.06 miles (167.47 km) NW | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 105.14 miles (169.21 km) N | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 124.23 miles (199.93 km) SE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 6 | 130.74 miles (210.41 km) E | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 135.30 miles (217.74 km) SSW | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 141.35 miles (227.48 km) WNW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 9 | 159.21 miles (256.22 km) NNW | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 10 | 174.48 miles (280.79 km) NE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 187.42 miles (301.62 km) NNE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 12 | 196.97 miles (316.99 km) S | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 208.35 miles (335.31 km) NW | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 14 | 235.13 miles (378.40 km) ENE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 248.46 miles (399.85 km) ESE | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,329.07 miles (19,841.66 km) SW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,283.55 miles (19,768.41 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,274.48 miles (19,753.82 km) SW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,265.65 miles (19,739.60 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,216.89 miles (19,661.13 km) SSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,152.09 miles (19,556.85 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,124.15 miles (19,511.89 km) S | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,077.13 miles (19,436.20 km) SSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,024.43 miles (19,351.39 km) W | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,016.10 miles (19,337.99 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,996.25 miles (19,306.05 km) WSW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,995.53 miles (19,304.89 km) W | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,993.23 miles (19,301.18 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,958.63 miles (19,245.51 km) SW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 11,957.46 miles (19,243.61 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |