Nonstop flight route between Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Labo Airport (OZC), Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,132 miles (or 11,477 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 Labo 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 Labo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rochester Airport (RCS):

• 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.
• Short Brothers continued to build seaplanes on the Esplanade at Rochester supplying the growing market for flying boats.
• The closest airport to Rochester Airport (RCS) is London Southend Airport (SEN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of RCS.
• 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 inaugural flight into Rochester was from Gravesend, with John Parker flying their Short Scion, G-ACJI, powered by a Pobjoy engine.
• Rochester Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• An invitation to tender was issued and the existing operator became the preferred bidder after the closing date of 12 March 2013.
• On 13 January 2009 a fresh lease, with conditions, was granted to Rochester Airport Operating company.
• 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.
• Shorts concentrated their work in Belfast, leaving the Medway towns in 1946.

Facts about Labo Airport (OZC):

• The furthest airport from Labo Airport (OZC) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Labo Airport (meaning Labo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• The airport was closed in 1998 after Philippine Airlines stopped the operation of their smaller Fokker and Sunriser planes because its runway could not accommodate jetliners and wide-bodied aircraft.
• Currently, Ozamiz-Labo Airport is serving Manila and Cebu routes using A320, A319, Q400 and ATR 72-500 by Philippine Airlines operated by PAL Express and Cebu Pacific Air daily.
• Because of Labo Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Labo 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.
• Ozamiz-Labo Airport also serves the cities of Oroquieta and Tangub, some municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao del Norte and some parts of Lanao del Sur.
• Labo Airport handled 272,850 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Labo Airport (OZC) is Maria Cristina Airport (IGN), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) E of OZC.
• In addition to being known as "Labo Airport", other names for OZC include "Paliparan ng Labo Tugpahanan sa Labo" and "OZC/RPMO".
• Labo Airport (OZC) currently has only 1 runway.