Philadelphia (PHL) to Rochester (ROC)
Flight time
≈ 1h 19m
Bearing
332° NW
Philadelphia (PHL) to Rochester (ROC) is 257 miles (414 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PHL–ROC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PHL–ROC; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
238
April 2026
Seats
11,900
both directions
Passengers
9,792
both directions
Load factor
82.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies PHL–ROC?
Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PHL–ROC in April 2026 (238 departures).
- PT
Piedmont Airlines
238 departures · 11,900 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.3%
Load
What plane flies PHL–ROC?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of PHL–ROC departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
238 departures · 82.3% load
100.0%
How has PHL–ROC traffic changed?
Nonstop PHL–ROC departures rose from 188 in May 2025 to 238 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop PHL–ROC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
188 departures · 8,537 passengers
90.7%
Load
June 2025
205 departures · 8,900 passengers
86.8%
Load
July 2025
223 departures · 10,251 passengers
91.9%
Load
August 2025
263 departures · 12,202 passengers
92.8%
Load
September 2025
202 departures · 9,221 passengers
91.3%
Load
October 2025
228 departures · 10,175 passengers
89.3%
Load
November 2025
174 departures · 7,107 passengers
82.1%
Load
December 2025
177 departures · 7,383 passengers
83.4%
Load
January 2026
174 departures · 7,236 passengers
82.9%
Load
February 2026
159 departures · 6,655 passengers
82.8%
Load
March 2026
224 departures · 9,567 passengers
84.6%
Load
April 2026
238 departures · 9,792 passengers
82.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ROC → PHL
81.8% full
120 departures · 4,908 passengers
PHL → ROC
82.8% full
118 departures · 4,884 passengers
Nonstop PHL–ROC traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Rochester
US
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport
Coordinates
43.12°N, 77.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Philadelphia (PHL) from Rochester (ROC)?
PHL to ROC is 257 miles (414 km / 223 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PHL to ROC?
A nonstop covers the 257-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 19m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PHL–ROC?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PHL–ROC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 257-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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