Nonstop flight route between Rochester, New York, United States and Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York, United States and Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP), Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA would travel a Great Circle distance of 748 miles (or 1,204 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 relatively short distance between Greater Rochester International Airport and Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FOP / |
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Location: | Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°37'19"N by 84°20'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 966 feet (294 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOP |
More Information: | FOP Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC):
- On January 1, 1948 Monroe County took possession and control of the airport.
- 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.
- In 2011 runway 10/28 was expanded to handle the airport's MD88, B717, and B737-300, B737-700 traffic.
- Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of ROC.
- Greater Rochester International Airport handled 2,533,834 passengers last year.
- Greater Rochester International Airport is three miles southwest of downtown Rochester, in Monroe County, New York.
- Greater Rochester International Airport began in 1927, with the construction of Hangar No.
- 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.
- In the late 1960s and early 1970s there was talk of building a Rochester-Buffalo airport in southeastern Niagara County, which would have taken over passenger traffic from Rochester-Monroe County and Greater Buffalo International airports.
- In January 2009, the airport began work on an extension of the three-story parking garage to the west.
- This terminal has two angled concourses, each with 11 gates.
- In 1988 Monroe County approved a $109 million plan to replace the terminal with an entirely new two-level facility with a second-level approach road and parking garage.
Facts about Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP):
- The furthest airport from Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem)'s relatively low elevation of 966 feet, planes can take off or land at Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) 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.
- Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem)", another name for FOP is "65GA".
- The closest airport to Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) W of FOP.