Nonstop flight route between Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO), Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,487 miles (or 8,830 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 General Ignacio Pesqueira García 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 Ignacio Pesqueira García 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 Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO):

• General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) has 2 runways.
• It handled 1,288,700 passengers in 2012, and 1,329,800 passengers in 2013.
• The closest airport to General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) is General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) S of HMO.
• In addition to being known as "General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport", another name for HMO is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García".
• Because of General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at General Ignacio Pesqueira García 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.
• The facility is composed of one main runway, one alternate runway which is currently closed, taxiways, hangars, and a commercial terminal which has capacity for 9 or more aircraft.
• The furthest airport from General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,702 miles (18,833 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):

• 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 closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of RYG.
• In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
• 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 June 2002, Norwegian Air Shuttle stated that they would start flights from Rygge, should the airport be built.
• Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Norwegian Air Shuttle established a base at Rygge on 14 February 2008, with a second aircraft being stationed at the airport from 13 March.
• 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 November 2010, the instrument landing system was upgraded from Category I to Category II.
• 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.