Nonstop flight route between Rochester, New York, United States and Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York, United States and Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,614 miles (or 13,862 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 Greater Rochester International Airport and Cape Gloucester 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 Greater Rochester International Airport and Cape Gloucester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROC / KROC |
Airport Name: | Greater Rochester International Airport |
Location: | Rochester, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°7'8"N by 77°40'20"W |
Area Served: | Rochester, New York |
Operator/Owner: | County of Monroe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 559 feet (170 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROC |
More Information: | ROC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGC / AYCG |
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Location: | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGC |
More Information: | CGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC):
- The first jetways were added to gates 1 and 3 by American in 1977.
- The furthest airport from Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,501 miles (18,509 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) has 3 runways.
- Greater Rochester International Airport handled 2,533,834 passengers last year.
- Because of Greater Rochester International Airport's relatively low elevation of 559 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Rochester International 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 terminal was outgrown by the mid-1980s, and debate began about expanding the airport.
- The closest airport to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of ROC.
- The airport covers 1,136 acres at an elevation of 559 feet.
Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):
- Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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 Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.
- The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
- Cape Gloucester was later developed as an American and an Australian air base but it was never a particularly significant one.
- In addition, the 12th Defense Battalion was assigned to the airfield between 30 December 1943 - late May 1944 Australian RAAF Units Based at Cape Gloucester consisted of the 78 Squadron, equipped with P-40 Warhawks.