Nonstop flight route between Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States and Rochester, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS), Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States and Rochester International Airport (RST), Rochester, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 770 miles (or 1,240 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 Steamboat Springs Airport and Rochester International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBS / KSBS |
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| Location: | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°30'57"N by 106°51'59"W |
| Area Served: | Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Steamboat Springs |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6882 feet (2,098 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBS |
| More Information: | SBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RST / KRST |
| Airport Name: | Rochester International Airport |
| Location: | Rochester, Minnesota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'29"N by 92°30'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Rochester |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1317 feet (401 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RST |
| More Information: | RST Maps & Info |
Facts about Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS):
- The furthest airport from Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,891 miles (17,527 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Steamboat Springs Airport's high elevation of 6,882 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- There is no air traffic control tower.
- In addition to being known as "Steamboat Springs Airport", another name for SBS is "Bob Adams Field".
- Larger aircraft land at the Yampa Valley Airport 25 miles west of Steamboat Springs near Hayden, which can handle the Boeing 737 and 757 as well as the Airbus A319 and A320, and has mainline jet flights during ski season and year-round United Express regional jets and turboprops to Denver.
- The closest airport to Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) is Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) W of SBS.
- Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rochester International Airport (RST):
- A bomb scare occurred on March 30, 2011.
- The closest airport to Rochester International Airport (RST) is Austin Municipal Airport (AUM), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of RST.
- 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.
- Rochester Aviation is the general aviation terminal at the airport.
- On June 17, 2010, a small aircraft crashed a half-mile north of the runway, killing all three passengers.
- Rochester International Airport (RST) has 2 runways.
- In 1940, the existing runways were paved, and additional land was acquired, bringing the airport's total area to 370 acres.
