Nonstop flight route between Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Valledupar, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport (VUP), Valledupar, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,957 miles (or 7,977 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 Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo 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 Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo 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掳21'6"N by 0掳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: | VUP / SKVP |
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Location: | Valledupar, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10掳26'6"N by 73掳14'57"W |
Area Served: | Valledupar, Colombia |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil Colombia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VUP |
More Information: | VUP 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 13 January 2009 a fresh lease, with conditions, was granted to Rochester Airport Operating company.
Facts about Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport (VUP):
- In addition to being known as "Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport", another name for VUP is "Aeropuerto Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo".
- Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport (VUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport (VUP) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport (meaning Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport (VUP) is La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NE of VUP.
- Because of Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Alfonso L贸pez Pumarejo 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.