Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (IATA: ROC, ICAO: KROC, FAA LID: ROC) 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.

[5] 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 United States School of Aerial Photography had been created at Kodak Park in Rochester, and Baker Field was the airfield associated with the project.

The site of the Greater Rochester International Airport, originally known as Britton Field, was used for aviation purposes as early as 1919.

At the time, the only way to get to the field was either by car or by taking the Genesee Street trolley line to the end, and walking the remaining distance.

[12] Beers, a Rochester aviation pioneer, urged the local government to purchase Britton Field for a municipal airport.

[16][title missing] Britton Field hosted the United States Flying Circus, consisting of six planes, in September 1919.

[17][title missing] Dozens of planes landed in Britton Field as part of an aviation race across the United States[18] and back again.

[25][title missing] The United States Army considered Britton Field as a possible site for an airship mooring mast in 1924.

[27][title missing] The Fokker monoplane "Josephine Ford", flown by Commander Richard Byrd over the North Pole, was exhibited at Britton Field in October 1926, part of a nationwide tour intended to stimulate interest in aviation.

[28][title missing] The Colonial Air Transport Company, forerunner to American Airlines, developed plans in 1926 to run daytime flights from Boston to Chicago, stopping at Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, and Cleveland.

[31][title missing] Charles Lindbergh flew The Spirit of St. Louis into Britton Field July 29, 1927, as part of an air tour of New York State.

[34][title missing] The first woman in Western New York to receive a pilot's license, Geraldine Grey of Buffalo, trained at Britton Field under the direction of William Dunlap in 1928.

[35][title missing] The modern era of the Greater Rochester International Airport began in 1927, with the construction of Hangar No.

In 1928, the name was changed to Rochester Municipal Airport and more construction was completed, including improvements to the runways and drainage system, and Hangar No.

After the Second World War the airport saw a period of expansion as passenger volume, frequency of flights, and civilian pilot training increased.

When Continental Airlines took over People in 1987, they moved operations into the main terminal and shared gate space with American.

By the end of the 1980s, The New York Air National Guard constructed a small hangar and office facility, and apron space, on the south side of the airport near the control tower.

In 1988 Monroe County approved a $109 million plan to replace the terminal with an entirely new two-level facility with a second-level approach road and parking garage.

Monroe County argued that this arrangement, although it would close the terminal's large concessions atrium and airfield views to non-passengers, would be more efficient and save money.

In January 2009, the airport began work on an extension of the three-story parking garage to the west, for additional capacity.

A $54 million project was subsequently announced to create a high-tech smart facility that best serves the business and economic needs, while reducing barriers for passengers with disabilities, which broke ground in the spring of 2017.

A new cell-phone lot was built with flight-display information and an electric vehicle charging station, and is located off the airport roadway, now before the terminal building instead of after.

A canopy added over the departures-level roadway reduces winter maintenance costs, and features solar panels, colorful aesthetic lighting, and rainwater storage capabilities.

In 2014, New York State Police established a base for its aviation unit at the Monroe County Regional Traffic Operations Center on airport property, already a station for that agency.

The Clock of Nations, previously at Midtown Plaza prior to 2007, was restored and moved to the airport Food Court in 2009.

In October 2018, Air Canada ended its service to Rochester from Toronto, leaving the airport without any international flights.

Earlier in the decade, a 500-foot (150 m) overrun area was added to the east (10) end of this runway, adjacent to railroad tracks and housing.

[citation needed] The Greater Rochester International Airport consists of a main terminal building with two angled concourses with 22 total passenger gates.

The departures level includes a ticketing hall, a six lane security checkpoint, post-security food court and two passenger concourses.