ROC · Rochester, United States
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 43.1189° N, 77.6724° W
Greater Rochester International Airport
Domestic airport located in Rochester, New York, USA
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ROC
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3855; ident KROC; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
rocairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Greater Rochester International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ROC / KROC
OurAirports ident
KROC
GPS / local code
KROC / ROC
ISO region
US-NY
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
rocairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q3914227
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
6.1 km
Approximate distance to central Rochester.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
8,001 ft / 2,439 m
Runway surface
asphalt (3)
Opened / operator
1927 · Monroe County
Owner / entity
Q3914227
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Rochester, United States. Rochester's built-up core sits roughly 6.1 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC / KROC) is at 43.1189° N, 77.6724° W, elevation 559 ft (170 m), serving Rochester, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Rochester is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Rochester: 6 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ROC.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC / KROC)
Greater Rochester International Airport · Domestic airport located in Rochester, New York, USA
Source identifiers
KROC · KROC · ROC · US-NY
rocairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is a public airport located within the City of Rochester, three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Downtown, in Monroe County, New York, United States.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Gates-North Gates
gates-north-gates · 5.7 km from ROC
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 15,138 · city coordinates 43.1655, -77.7007
2. Rochester
rochester-5134086 · 6.1 km from ROC
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 209,802 · city coordinates 43.1548, -77.6156
3. Henrietta
henrietta · 8.2 km from ROC
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 42,581 · city coordinates 43.0592, -77.6122
4. Brighton
brighton-5110159 · 10 km from ROC
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 36,609 · city coordinates 43.1476, -77.5506
5. Irondequoit
irondequoit · 13 km from ROC
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 51,692 · city coordinates 43.2134, -77.5797
6. Batavia
batavia-5108093 · 44 km from ROC
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 15,010 · city coordinates 42.9981, -78.1875
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BUF KBUF
Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo
88 km from ROC · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 728 ft (222 m) · airport coordinates 42.9405, -78.7322
2. SYR KSYR
Syracuse Hancock International Airport · Syracuse
127 km from ROC · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 421 ft (128 m) · airport coordinates 43.1112, -76.1063
3. YYZ CYYZ
Toronto Pearson International Airport · Toronto
170 km from ROC · America/Toronto · +0h · elevation 569 ft (173 m) · airport coordinates 43.6759, -79.6294
4. YOW CYOW
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa
292 km from ROC · America/Toronto · +0h · elevation 374 ft (114 m) · airport coordinates 45.3225, -75.6692
Route-time reference set
1. ROC-BUF
Buffalo · 88 km · 57m
America/New_York · +0h from ROC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ROC-SYR
Syracuse · 127 km · 1h 0m
America/New_York · +0h from ROC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ROC-YYZ
Toronto · 170 km · 1h 3m
America/Toronto · +0h from ROC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. ROC-YOW
Ottawa · 292 km · 1h 12m
America/Toronto · +0h from ROC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 8,001 ft / 2,439 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (3)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ROC.
Runway identifiers
04/22 · 07/25 · 10/28
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BUF KBUF
Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo · 88 km from ROC
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 728 ft (222 m) · 42.9405, -78.7322
2. SYR KSYR
Syracuse Hancock International Airport · Syracuse · 127 km from ROC
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 421 ft (128 m) · 43.1112, -76.1063
3. ALB KALB
Albany International Airport · Albany · 318 km from ROC
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 285 ft (87 m) · 42.7483, -73.8017
4. PIT KPIT
Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh · 361 km from ROC
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 1,203 ft (367 m) · 40.4915, -80.2329
5. CLE KCLE
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland · 393 km from ROC
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 791 ft (241 m) · 41.4117, -81.8498
6. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark · 396 km from ROC
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 18 ft (5 m) · 40.6894, -74.1705
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is owned and operated by Monroe County.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ROC.
Country and authority
ROC sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). ROC is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Domestic airport located in Rochester, New York, USA. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is a public airport located within the City of Rochester, three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Downtown, in Monroe County, New York, United States.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q3914227 · Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. Administrative area: Rochester. Named after: Rochester · Frederick Douglass
Field and clock profile
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is a low-elevation field at 559 ft (170 m), positioned at 43.1189° N, 77.6724° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 8,001 ft / 2,439 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Gates-North Gates is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.7 km. BUF Buffalo is the closest retained airport alternative at 88 km.
Country airport peers
ROC is compared with BUF Buffalo at 88 km, SYR Syracuse at 127 km, ALB Albany at 318 km, PIT Pittsburgh at 361 km, CLE Cleveland at 393 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ROC-BUF Buffalo: 88 km, about 57m, +0h. ROC-SYR Syracuse: 127 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. ROC-YYZ Toronto: 170 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. ROC-YOW Ottawa: 292 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KROC backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. rocairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 8,001 ft / 2,439 m
Runway identifiers
04/22, 07/25, 10/28
OurAirports classifies ROC as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Rochester.
ROC (KROC) is a low-elevation field at 559 ft (170 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ROC sits in a broader regional network with 4 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ROC's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 8,001 ft / 2,439 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (3).
Monroe County is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ROC.
- It is owned and operated by Monroe County.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at rocairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ROC
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ROC uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is about 6.1 km from central Rochester; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BUF Buffalo is the closest retained alternate at 88 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
rocairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ROC inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ROC ranks #74 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ROC shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ROC is 559 ft (170 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include NBJ 550 ft (168 m) (9 ft delta) · YYZ 569 ft (173 m) (10 ft delta) · AUS 542 ft (165 m) (17 ft delta) · DME 588 ft (179 m) (29 ft delta) · LYP 591 ft (180 m) (32 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ROC's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BUF 88 km +0h · SYR 127 km +0h · YYZ 170 km +0h · YOW 292 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | BUF | 88 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Syracuse | SYR | 127 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Toronto | YYZ | 170 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Ottawa | YOW | 292 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ROC to BUF
Buffalo
Distance 88 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from ROC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ROC to SYR
Syracuse
Distance 127 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from ROC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ROC to YYZ
Toronto
Distance 170 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/Toronto is +0h from ROC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Rochester is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Rochester is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ROC, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Gates-North Gates
gates-north-gates · 5.7 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rochester
rochester-5134086 · 6.1 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Henrietta
henrietta · 8.2 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brighton
brighton-5110159 · 10 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Irondequoit
irondequoit · 13 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Batavia
batavia-5108093 · 44 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lockport
lockport-5125011 · 83 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
East Amherst
east-amherst · 84 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Depew
depew · 86 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cheektowaga
cheektowaga · 91 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Auburn
auburn-5107505 · 92 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Amherst
amherst-5107129 · 93 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Buffalo (BUF), Syracuse (SYR), Toronto (YYZ). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 8,001 ft / 2,439 m; identifiers 04/22, 07/25, 10/28.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (3); 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Monroe County.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1927.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ROC. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Buffalo Niagara International AirportBUF
Buffalo · large airport
- Distance
- 88 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 728 ft (222 m)
Compare against BUF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Syracuse Hancock International AirportSYR
Syracuse · large airport
- Distance
- 127 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 421 ft (128 m)
Compare against SYR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Toronto Pearson International AirportYYZ
Toronto · large airport
- Distance
- 170 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 569 ft (173 m)
Compare against YYZ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportYOW
Ottawa · large airport
- Distance
- 292 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 374 ft (114 m)
Compare against YOW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) in?▾
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport?▾
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport uses IATA code ROC and ICAO code KROC.
Where is Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport located?▾
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is located in Rochester, United States at coordinates 43.1189° N, 77.6724° W, with an elevation of 559 ft (170 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport from central Rochester?▾
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport sits roughly 6.1 km from the nearest mapped city center for Rochester.
Which route reference is most useful from ROC?▾
Buffalo (BUF) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from ROC.
Which authority regulates ROC?▾
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to ROC?▾
ROC's curated peers in United States on this site include BUF Buffalo, SYR Syracuse, ALB Albany, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport have?▾
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 8,001 ft / 2,439 m; identifiers include 04/22, 07/25, 10/28.