Nonstop flight route between Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic and Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic and Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,380 miles (or 7,049 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 Las Américas International Airport and Rochester 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 Las Américas International Airport and Rochester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDQ / MDSD |
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Location: | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°25'45"N by 69°40'8"W |
Area Served: | Santo Domingo |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDQ |
More Information: | SDQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCS / EGTO |
Airport Name: | Rochester Airport |
Location: | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°21'6"N by 0°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 |
Facts about Las Américas International Airport (SDQ):
- Las Américas Airport opened in 1959 as the official airport of Santo Domingo.
- In addition to being known as "Las Américas International Airport", another name for SDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas".
- The furthest airport from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Las Américas International Airport (meaning Las Américas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,078 miles (19,438 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SDQ.
- Because of Las Américas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Américas 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 airport is the second busiest in the country, after Punta Cana International Airport, and one of the largest in the Caribbean, handling 3.1 million passengers in 2012 through its air terminal.
- Las Américas International Airport handled 3,136,522 passengers last year.
- Las Américas also has served as a hub for airlines such as Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas, Air Santo Domingo, Aero Continente Dominicana, and Queen Air.
- Las Américas has seven gates on the main satellite concourse, A1 through A6, which have a shared use and in the same concourse there is an American Eagle gate, A7.
- Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rochester Airport (RCS):
- Rochester airport was bombed heavily during the war by a wing of Dornier Do 17s on 15 August 1940.
- On 13 January 2009 a fresh lease, with conditions, was granted to Rochester Airport Operating company.
- 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.
- Rochester Airport (RCS) has 3 runways.
- Rochester Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
- Short Brothers continued to build seaplanes on the Esplanade at Rochester supplying the growing market for flying boats.
- The closest airport to Rochester Airport (RCS) is London Southend Airport (SEN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of RCS.
- 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 1979 the lease reverted to the council and after giving thorough consideration to closing the airport the General Electric Company plc comprising Marconi Electronic Systems and instrument makers Elliot Automation decided to take over management of the airport maintaining two runways as grass whilst releasing some land for light industrial expansion.
- 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.