Nonstop flight route between Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA), Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,913 miles (or 9,517 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 General Juan N. Álvarez International 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 General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport and Moss Airport, Rygge. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA):

• The closest airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) is Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) WNW of ACA.
• Many Mexican airlines provide daily domestic flights to Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey and Toluca.
• Because of General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at General Juan N. Álvarez International 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.
• Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Juan Álvarez International Airport has long been important in the development of tourism in southern Mexico.
• The facility has many services for passengers, including restaurants, VIP lounges, and several gates equipped with jetways, and is divided in two terminals, The passenger terminal, serving all scheduled flight and all airlines and the general aviation Terminal, which is a 1960's circular building.
• The furthest airport from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,310 miles (18,202 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport", another name for ACA is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez".

Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):

• 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.
• 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.
• Rygge Air Station is home to the 720 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, which operates Bell 412 helicopters, the 717 Squadron which operates Dassault Falcon 20 jets, and a detachment of the 330 Squadron which operates Westland Sea King search and rescue helicopters.
• The first aerodrome at Rygge was built in 1942 and 1943, but was located about 2 kilometers west from the current runway.
• The closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of RYG.
• Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In January, Rygge was, with 24,400 passengers, larger than Torp in domestic traffic.
• In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
• The airport was opened on 5 October 2007.
• Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
• Københavns Lufthavne sold its ownership in the company during 2004, because they were not satisfied with the progress.