Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

ROC · KROC · Rochester, NY · 559 ft elevation · var 12W · Towered

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Airport information

ICAO / IATA: KROC / ROC
Coordinates: 43.1189, -77.6724
Elevation: 559 ft MSL
Magnetic variation: 12W
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Airport use: Public
Control tower: Yes
Tower hours: 24 hours
Airspace: Class C
Weather station: ASOS · 124.825 · ☎ 585-205-7835
ARTCC: CLEVELAND (ZOB)
Flight service (FSS): BUFFALO · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: ROC
Attendance: ALL ALL
Beacon: white-green (SS-SR)
Segmented circle: No
Wind indicator: lighted
FAR 139 class: I C
Customs / AOE: Yes
Landing fee: Yes
Activated: 1940/03
Distance from city: 3 SW

Weather

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-22

Event	Local (EDT)	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	04:56 AM	08:56Z
Sunrise	05:31 AM	09:31Z
Sunset	08:54 PM	00:54Z
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	09:29 PM	01:29Z

Loggable night (§1.1)

09:29 PM → 04:56 AM

Night currency (§61.57)

09:54 PM → 04:31 AM

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Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Night operations

Rotating beacon: white-green · SS-SR
Pilot-controlled lighting: Usually keyed on CTAF 122.95 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗

Runway lighting aids — 04: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF2 · 22: 4-light PAPI (left) + MALSR · 25: 4-light PAPI (right) · 10: 4-light PAPI (left) · 28: 4-light PAPI (left) + MALSR.

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.

Traffic pattern

Landing runway

LEFT traffic

Landing: Rwy 04 · 044°
Pattern: left (turns left)
TPA: 1,400 ft MSL · 841 AGL
CTAF: 122.95

Enter the left downwind for Rwy 04 at 1,400 ft MSL · 841 AGL on a 45°.

Runway 04/22

8,001 ft × 150 ft · Asphalt (Good)

Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 126k, Double wheel 160k, Dual tandem 265k.

Heading: 044° mag · 32° true
Threshold elev: 527 ft
Markings: precision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Approach lights: ALSF2
Instrument landing: ILS · CAT II · LOC 110.7 (MCU) · GS 3.00°
Traffic pattern: Left
Approach obstacle: Trees, 89 ft, 3,080 ft from threshold, 760 ft R of centerline — 32:1 slope to clear
Threshold crossing height: 72 ft
TDZ elevation: 535 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 8,001 / 8,001 / 8,001 / 8,001 ft
End lights: centerline, TDZ

Heading: 224° mag · 212° true
Threshold elev: 559 ft
Markings: precision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Approach lights: MALSR
Instrument landing: ILS · CAT I · LOC 110.7 (MWD) · GS 3.00°
Traffic pattern: Right
Approach obstacle: Tree, 54 ft, 2,080 ft from threshold, 520 ft R of centerline — 34:1 slope to clear
Threshold crossing height: 67 ft
TDZ elevation: 559 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 8,001 / 8,001 / 8,001 / 8,001 ft
End lights: centerline

Runway 07/25

4,000 ft × 100 ft · Asphalt (Excellent)

Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 32k, Double wheel 42k. PCN 95.

Heading: 076° mag · 64° true
Threshold elev: 545 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Traffic pattern: Right
Approach obstacle: Pole, 58 ft, 1,740 ft from threshold, 320 ft R of centerline — 26:1 slope to clear
TDZ elevation: 547 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 4,000 / 4,000 / 4,000 / 4,000 ft
End lights: REIL

Heading: 256° mag · 244° true
Threshold elev: 536 ft
Markings: nonprecision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (right) (3°)
Traffic pattern: Left
Approach obstacle: Tree, 82 ft, 2,720 ft from threshold, 430 ft R of centerline — 30:1 slope to clear
Threshold crossing height: 40 ft
TDZ elevation: 548 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 4,000 / 4,000 / 4,000 / 4,000 ft
End lights: REIL

Runway 10/28

6,402 ft × 150 ft · Asphalt (Good)

Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 126k, Double wheel 160k, Dual tandem 265k.

Heading: 100° mag · 88° true
Threshold elev: 555 ft
Markings: nonprecision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Traffic pattern: Right
Approach obstacle: Trees, 62 ft, 1,330 ft from threshold, 460 ft L of centerline — 18:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 53 ft
TDZ elevation: 556 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 6,402 / 6,402 / 5,802 / 5,502 ft
End lights: REIL
Displaced threshold: 298 ft

Heading: 280° mag · 268° true
Threshold elev: 541 ft
Markings: precision
VGSI: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Approach lights: MALSR
Instrument landing: ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 109.5 (ROC) · GS 3.00°
Traffic pattern: Left
Approach obstacle: Trees, 68 ft, 1,213 ft from threshold, 663 ft R of centerline — 14:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Arresting gear: EMAS (arresting bed)
Threshold crossing height: 57 ft
TDZ elevation: 550 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 6,402 / 6,402 / 6,402 / 5,802 ft
Displaced threshold: 600 ft

Will it fit? Your aircraft's required runway length (from the POH) — checked against every runway here

ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Runway	Length	Your margin
04/22	8,001 ft
07/25	4,000 ft
10/28	6,402 ft

Communication frequencies

Tower & ground · “Rochester”

ATIS	124.825
ASOS/AWOS	124.825
Clearance	118.8
Ground	121.7
Tower	118.3
UNICOM	122.95
Flight service	122.6
Emergency	121.5

Approach & departure · “Rochester”

App/Dep	119.55	330-160 · initial contact
App/Dep	123.7	161-329
Departure	127.325	secondary

ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).

By procedure & sector (7 frequencies)

Frequency	Used by
119.55	CLASS C (330-160)
123.7	CLASS C (161-329)
243.0	EMERG
254.3	LCL/P
269.6	APCH/P DEP/P IC (330-160) · CLASS C (330-160)
322.3	APCH/P DEP/P (161-329) · CLASS C (161-329)
343.65	CD/P

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Instrument landing systems

Runway	ILS
RWY 22	ILS · CAT I · LOC 110.7 (MWD) · GS 3.00°
RWY 04	ILS · CAT II · LOC 110.7 (MCU) · GS 3.00°
RWY 28	ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 109.5 (ROC) · GS 3.00°

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Nearby navigation aids

NavAid	Type	Freq	Radial / Dist magnetic
ROC · Rochester	VORTAC	110.00	r163° / 0.1 NM
GEE · Geneseo	VOR-DME	108.20	r018° / 17.3 NM

Airport diagram

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Procedures at a glance

Lowest mins: ILS · vertical guidance Takeoff mins / ODP ↗ Non-std alternate mins ↗

Approaches12

Departures

Minimums & Hot Spots

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VFR sectional

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Services

Fuel available: 100LL, Jet A, Jet (JP-8)
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Parking: tiedowns, hangars
Other services: Avionics, Cargo, Charter, Instruction, Rental, Aircraft sales, Survey

Ownership & management

Owner

COUNTY OF MONROE

COUNTY OFFICE BLDG, ROCHESTER, NY

585-753-7020

Manager

ANDREW MOORE

1200 BROOKS AVE, ROCHESTER, NY

585-753-7056

Remarks FAA

ARPT EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959
FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS ) AVAILABLE.
NO PRACTICE APCHS OR MAINT ENG RUN-UPS BTN 2300-0600.
BE ALERT DURG LNDG/TKOF RYS 25 & 28 - THLDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER.
BIRDS; DEER & COYOTE ON & INVOF ARPT.
80 FT OBST LGTD TWR 1250 FT WEST OF RY 04/22 CNTRLN 1000 FT SOUTH OF EXTDD CNTRLN RY 10/28.
MULTIPLE UNSHIELDED LGTS IN FINAL APCH AREA RY 28.
TWY "A2" CLSD TO HEAVY ACFT.
TWY "F" FROM TWY "F1" TO RY 07 CLSD TO ACFT W/WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 100 FT.
PAPI RWY 22; PAPI RWY 10, RWY 25 AND RWY 28 OPERATE 24 HRS.
TERMINAL RAMP IS UNCONTROLLED. DO NOT CALL FOR PUSH/POWER BACK. ADVISE GROUND CONTROL WHEN READY TO TAXI FOR DEPARTURE.
TPA: 841 FT AGL SINGL ENG, 1441 FT AGL MULT ENG/TURBOPROP/JET.
ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 368 FT IN LENGTH BY 160 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 28.
FOR DOD ACFT.
PCR VALUE: 740/R/B/W/T
PCR VALUE: 1190/F/C/X/T
RWY 07/25 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
RY 07 REIL CONTROLLED BY ATCT BUT NOT MONITORED.
RY 10 REIL CONTROLLED BY ATCT BUT NOT MONITORED.
RY 25 REIL CONTROLLED BY ATCT BUT NOT MONITORED.
RWY 10 APCH RATIO 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
RWY 28 APCH RATIO 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

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About KROC

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC · KROC) is an airport in Rochester, NY, at 559 ft MSL. It has 3 runways, the longest 8,001 ft, with a control tower. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KROC, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

Does KROC have a control tower?

Yes. Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport has an operating FAA control tower. Check the Comms & NavAids tab for tower and ground frequencies.

What is the longest runway at KROC?

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport has 3 runways; the longest is 8,001 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is KROC?

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is in Rochester, NY, at an elevation of 559 ft MSL. Coordinates: 43.1189, -77.6724.

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