# Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC / KROC)

**Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport** (IATA: ROC, ICAO: KROC) is a large airport in Rochester, New York, United States. It opened in 1927. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,001 ft (2,439 m). In 2025 it handled 2.8 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ROC / KROC
- FAA: ROC
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Rochester, New York, United States
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 559 ft / 170 m
- Coordinates: 43.1189, -77.6724
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 8,001 ft / 2,439 m
- Instrument procedures: 12 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 2,772,033 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://rocairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Rochester_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3914227
- Weather station: KROC · WMO 72529
- Ident: KROC

## Timeline

- 1927: Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 032° / 212° | yes |
| 10/28 | 6,402 ft / 1,951 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |
| 07/25 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 064° / 244° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00351AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,368,867 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,365,418 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 2,379,649 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2,419,445 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 2,566,927 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,553,071 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 835,453 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,538,803 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 2,330,371 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,657,953 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 2,661,584 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,772,033 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

23 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (21)

- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 246 mi / 396 km · United Express
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 254 mi / 408 km · Delta Connection
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 257 mi / 414 km · American Eagle
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 263 mi / 424 km · Delta Connection, JetBlue Airways
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 289 mi / 465 km · United Express
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 295 mi / 475 km · Delta Connection
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 296 mi / 477 km · American Eagle
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 342 mi / 551 km · American Eagle
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 504 mi / 811 km · Breeze Airways, Avelo Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 526 mi / 847 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines
- [USA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjqf.md) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · United States · 558 mi / 898 km · Avelo Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 574 mi / 923 km · American Airlines
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 656 mi / 1,055 km · Breeze Airways
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 718 mi / 1,155 km · Breeze Airways
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 750 mi / 1,207 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,035 mi / 1,666 km · JetBlue Airways
- [LAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal.md) Lakeland Linder International Airport · United States · 1,073 mi / 1,727 km · Avelo Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,081 mi / 1,740 km · Breeze Airways
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,120 mi / 1,803 km · Allegiant Air
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,186 mi / 1,909 km · Allegiant Air
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,206 mi / 1,941 km · American Eagle

### Seasonal (2)

- [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 1,145 mi / 1,843 km · Allegiant Air
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,169 mi / 1,881 km · Breeze Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ROC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (10)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 5
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 5
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 3
- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 3
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.8M (2025) | #491 of 3,974 | #119 in North America | #93 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | =2,731 of 29,858 | =564 in North America | =419 in US |
| Elevation | 559 ft / 170 m | =26,086 of 43,403 | =12,524 in North America | =10,450 in US |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.550 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.825 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | ARNG OPS | 41.000 |
| RDO | BUFFALO RDO | 122.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| EMERG | Rochester Emergency | 121.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [BUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf.md) Buffalo Niagara International Airport · 55 mi / 88 km
- [IAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiag.md) Niagara Falls International Airport · 64 mi / 103 km
- [YTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cytr.md) CFB Trenton · 69 mi / 112 km
- [ITH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kith.md) Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport · 75 mi / 121 km
- [YCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysn.md) Niagara District Airport · 76 mi / 122 km
- [ELM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelm.md) Elmira Corning Regional Airport · 77 mi / 124 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Greater Rochester International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greater_Rochester_International_Airport&oldid=1369406436), revision of 14 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc/data