Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and Rochester, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,881 miles (or 6,245 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base and Greater 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base and Greater 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):

• Another reason for the move to France was the unsuitability of Sembach's runway, which was barely adequate for the RF-84, but absolutely unsuitable for the higher performance RF-101 aircraft
• The closest airport to Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Ramstein Air Base (RMS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SEX.
• In the middle of April 1952, the residents of Sembach learned that the land to the north of the now completed flightline was to be used for the construction of multi-story barracks and office buildings.
• The furthest airport from Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Sembach is the home of the United States Army's 230th Military Police Company, the 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, the 30th Medical Command, and the 786th Security Forces Squadron regional training center.
• In 1939, the German Luftwaffe ordered that the area be reserved for use as a fighter base.
• As 1957 progressed USAFE HQ decided to reorganizs its tactical reconnaissance assets.

Facts about Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC):

• Greater Rochester International Airport handled 2,533,834 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Jet service began ROC in 1965 on American Airlines Boeing 727s, but the two longest runways, 10–28 and 1–19 were short for jets.
• The closest airport to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of ROC.
• On January 1, 1948 Monroe County took possession and control of the airport.
• In 2011 runway 10/28 was expanded to handle the airport's MD88, B717, and B737-300, B737-700 traffic.
• The large new low-fare carrier Peoplexpress Airlines arrived at the airport in 1985.
• 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.
• This terminal has two angled concourses, each with 11 gates.
• Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) has 3 runways.