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Greater Rochester International Airport
Frederick Douglass - Greater Rochester International Airport is a public airport located within the City of Rochester, three miles (6 km) southwest of Downtown, in Monroe County, New York, United States. It is owned and operated by Monroe County. It is the fifth-busiest airport in the state of New York and the third-busiest outside of the New York City metropolitan area. The airport is home to the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, part of the 42nd Infantry Division. History Early history Baker Field A 1910 newspaper article cited "a site near Scottsville Road", along with the Baker Farm in Genesee Valley Park, as possible locations for "airships" to fly from Rochester to Toronto. The Baker Farm was located south of the original Genesee Valley Park, and was donated to the Parks Department of the City of Rochester in 1908. The golf course at Genesee Valley Park was extended to include the Baker Farm in 1914. During World War I, the Baker Farm area of the park, renamed " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
The Rochester metropolitan area, denoted the Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area by the United States Census Bureau, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of six counties in Western New York, anchored by the city of Rochester, New York. Many counties are mainly rural with various farming communities scattered throughout the metropolitan area. As of the Census 2019 estimates, the MSA had a population of 1,069,644. The Rochester MSA is the 3rd largest in New York state. Counties *Livingston * Monroe *Ontario * Orleans * Wayne *Yates Communities Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants * Rochester (Principal city) Places with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants *Irondequoit (suburb) *Greece (suburb) Places with 25,000 to 50,000 inhabitants *Brighton (suburb) * Chili (suburb) * Gates (suburb) * Henrietta (suburb) * Perinton (suburb) * Penfield (suburb) * Pittsford (suburb) *Webster (suburb) Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants * Arcadia (town) * Canandaigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
