Nonstop flight route between Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fakarava Airport (FAV), Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,215 miles (or 14,830 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 Fakarava 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 Fakarava 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: | FAV / NTGF |
Airport Name: | Fakarava Airport |
Location: | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°3'15"S by 145°39'24"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from FAV |
More Information: | FAV 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 Fakarava Airport (FAV):
- The closest airport to Fakarava Airport (FAV) is Apataki Airport (APK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) WNW of FAV.
- The furthest airport from Fakarava Airport (FAV) is Atbara Airport (ATB), which is nearly antipodal to Fakarava Airport (meaning Fakarava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atbara Airport), and is located 12,321 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Atbara, Sudan.
- Because of Fakarava Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Fakarava 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.
Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):
- In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
- 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 closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of RYG.
- In February 1999, Minister of Transport and Communications Dag Jostein Fjærvoll stated that he supported the opening of civilian traffic from 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.
- In 2009, the airport company lost NOK 102 million.
- Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In January 2007, the charter operators Star Tour, Apollo and MyTravel Airways announced that they would start operating charter flights from 1 October.
- Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
- Moss Airport, Rygge is a base for Ryanair,.
- 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.
- The first aerodrome at Rygge was built in 1942 and 1943, but was located about 2 kilometers west from the current runway.
- From 1 September, Widerøe terminated its Copenhagen route, while Norwegian terminated its London service.