Nonstop flight route between May Creek, Alaska, United States and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between May Creek Airport (MYK), May Creek, Alaska, United States and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,977 miles (or 6,400 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 May Creek Airport and Moss Airport, Rygge, 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 May Creek Airport and Moss Airport, Rygge. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYK / |
Airport Name: | May Creek Airport |
Location: | May Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°20'8"N by 142°41'12"W |
Area Served: | May Creek, Alaska |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1650 feet (503 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYK |
More Information: | MYK Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about May Creek Airport (MYK):
- The closest airport to May Creek Airport (MYK) is McCarthy Airport (MXY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NW of MYK.
- The furthest airport from May Creek Airport (MYK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,477 miles (16,861 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 28 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 18 enplanements in 2009, and 8 in 2010.
- May Creek Airport (MYK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):
- In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
- Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
- Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In November 2010, the instrument landing system was upgraded from Category I to Category II.
- On 12 January 2000, Københavns Lufthavne, which operates among other things Copenhagen Airport, bought 33.3% of the shares in Rygge Sivile Lufthavn.
- The closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of RYG.
- The airport was opened on 5 October 2007.
- 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 airport stated that at the growth rate they were experiencing, they would reach their passenger ceiling in 2009, and would not have room for any other airlines than Norwegian.
- 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.
- Norwegian Air Shuttle established a base at Rygge on 14 February 2008, with a second aircraft being stationed at the airport from 13 March.