Nonstop flight route between Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and San Jose Airport (SJI), San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,786 miles (or 10,921 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 San Jose 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 San Jose 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):

• Rochester Airport (RCS) has 3 runways.
• In 1938, No 23 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School came to Rochester.
• In 2013 the Conservative led Medway Council announced there wish for some of the airport land to be separated off and developed for Industrial use.
• In 1979 the lease reverted to the council and after giving thorough consideration to closing the airport the General Electric Company plc comprising Marconi Electronic Systems and instrument makers Elliot Automation decided to take over management of the airport maintaining two runways as grass whilst releasing some land for light industrial expansion.
• 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.
• 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 Air Ministry licensed Short Brothers in 1936 to design and build a four-engined high-wing monoplane.
• 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 San Jose Airport (SJI):

• San Jose Airport handled 63,423 passengers last year.
• San Jose Airport (SJI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "San Jose Airport", another name for SJI is "Paliparan ng San Jose".
• The furthest airport from San Jose Airport (SJI) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to San Jose Airport (meaning San Jose Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• The closest airport to San Jose Airport (SJI) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNW of SJI.
• Originally an American air facility, the airport was formerly named after World War II 5th Air Force ace Major Thomas McGuire.
• Because of San Jose Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at San Jose 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.