Nonstop flight route between Eastmain, Quebec, Canada and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eastmain River Airport (ZEM), Eastmain, Quebec, Canada and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,237 miles (or 5,209 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 Eastmain River 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 Eastmain River 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: | ZEM / CZEM |
Airport Name: | Eastmain River Airport |
Location: | Eastmain, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°13'35"N by 78°31'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Eastmain River Band Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZEM |
More Information: | ZEM 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 Eastmain River Airport (ZEM):
- Because of Eastmain River Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Eastmain River Airport 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.
- The closest airport to Eastmain River Airport (ZEM) is Waskaganish Airport (YKQ), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) S of ZEM.
- Eastmain River Airport (ZEM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Eastmain River Airport (ZEM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,003 miles (17,708 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):
- Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
- 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 first Norwegian Air Shuttle plane took off at the 14 February 2008 heading for Budapest.
- 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.
- In a report published by the ministry in March 2004, it was estimated that the airport would have 700,000 to 800,000 passengers per year, making it the eighth largest in the country, and could have 1.3 million passengers by 2030.
- 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.
- In January, Rygge was, with 24,400 passengers, larger than Torp in domestic traffic.
- 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 first aerodrome at Rygge was built in 1942 and 1943, but was located about 2 kilometers west from the current runway.