Nonstop flight route between Rygge (near Moss), Norway and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway and South Wood County Airport (ISW), Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,986 miles (or 6,415 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Moss Airport, Rygge and South Wood County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Moss Airport, Rygge and South Wood County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RYG / ENRY |
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Location: | Rygge (near Moss), Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°22'44"N by 10°47'8"E |
Area Served: | Moss / Oslo, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Norwegian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RYG |
More Information: | RYG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISW / KISW |
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Location: | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°21'37"N by 89°50'20"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1021 feet (311 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISW |
More Information: | ISW Maps & Info |
Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):
- The airport opened on 8 October 2007, but did not officially open until 14 February 2008, when regular scheduled services started.
- Because of Moss Airport, Rygge's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Moss Airport, Rygge at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
- In January 2007, the charter operators Star Tour, Apollo and MyTravel Airways announced that they would start operating charter flights from 1 October.
- The closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of RYG.
- The terminal building is 16,000 square meters, and is dimensioned for 2 million passengers annually.
- Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
- The furthest airport from Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,319 miles (18,216 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first aerodrome at Rygge was built in 1942 and 1943, but was located about 2 kilometers west from the current runway.
- In 2009, the airport company lost NOK 102 million.
- The airport was opened on 5 October 2007.
Facts about South Wood County Airport (ISW):
- In addition to being known as "South Wood County Airport", another name for ISW is "Alexander Field".
- Alexander Field was built for Nekoosa Edwards Paper Company subsidiary Tri-Cities Airways in October 1928 and named after it's executive John Alexander.
- The closest airport to South Wood County Airport (ISW) is Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of ISW.
- South Wood County Airport (ISW) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from South Wood County Airport (ISW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,927 miles (17,585 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.