Nonstop flight route between Puerto Carreño, Colombia and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Germán Olano Airport (PCR), Puerto Carreño, Colombia and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,439 miles (or 8,753 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 Germán Olano 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 Germán Olano 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Germán Olano Airport (PCR):

• Because of Germán Olano Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Germán Olano 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 Germán Olano Airport (PCR) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of PCR.
• In addition to being known as "Germán Olano Airport", other names for PCR include "Aeropuerto Germán Olano" and "SKPC".
• The furthest airport from Germán Olano Airport (PCR) is Juanda International Airport (SUB), which is nearly antipodal to Germán Olano Airport (meaning Germán Olano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juanda International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Surabaya, Indonesia.
• Germán Olano Airport (PCR) currently has only 1 runway.

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.
• Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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".
• 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 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.
• On 2 March, the Thon Group purchased 40% of the company.
• The first aerodrome at Rygge was built in 1942 and 1943, but was located about 2 kilometers west from the current 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.
• The terminal building is 16,000 square meters, and is dimensioned for 2 million passengers annually.
• Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.