Nonstop flight route between Røros, Norway and Rochester, Minnesota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Røros Airport (RRS), Røros, Norway and Rochester International Airport (RST), Rochester, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,978 miles (or 6,402 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 Røros Airport and Rochester International 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 Røros Airport and Rochester International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Røros Airport (RRS):

• Røros Airport (RRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Røros Airport handled 17,416 passengers last year.
• Various airlines have served Røros, the first scheduled flight was operated by Braathens SAFE on 18 July 1957 with a de Havilland Heron aircraft.
• From 1 April 2006 until January 2008, scheduled services were provided by Coast Air with ATR 42 aircraft.
• The closest airport to Røros Airport (RRS) is Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of RRS.
• Danu Oro Transportas began operating a permanent service from 1 April 2009 until Widerøe won back the contract for the route 1 December 2012.
• The furthest airport from Røros Airport (RRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Rochester International Airport (RST):

• On June 17, 2010, a small aircraft crashed a half-mile north of the runway, killing all three passengers.
• In 1960, Rochester International Airport opened at its current location 8 miles south of downtown Rochester.
• AirMed, an international medical airline, uses Rochester International Airport as one of three primary hubs.
• Rochester International Airport (RST) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Rochester International Airport (RST) is Austin Municipal Airport (AUM), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of RST.
• In 1960 it was decided to replace Lobb Field with a new airport southwest of the town because it could not be expanded to accommodate the larger airliners & was too close to the urban area of Rochester.
• In 1940, the existing runways were paved, and additional land was acquired, bringing the airport's total area to 370 acres.
• The furthest airport from Rochester International Airport (RST) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.