AirportsRochester International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rochester, in Minnesota, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RST.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RST
- ICAO code
- KRST
- City
- Rochester
- State or region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W
- Elevation
- 401 m (1,317 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,754 m (9,034 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RST means Rochester International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KRST. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W. It stands 401 metres (1,317 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rochester International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,754 metres (9,034 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 160.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,754 m 9,034 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 03/21 | 2,225 m 7,301 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Crosse Regional AirportLa Crosse | LSE | 100 km |
| Mason City Municipal AirportMason City | MCW | 107 km |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMinneapolis | MSP | 122 km |
| Chippewa Valley Regional AirportEau Claire | EAU | 134 km |
| Waterloo Regional AirportWaterloo | ALO | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,888 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,853 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,657 km | 14 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,475 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,579 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,486 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,722 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,723 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,535 km | 18 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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