Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,718 miles (or 7,594 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 Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland International Airport (PDX):

• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Portland International Airport (PDX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,903 miles (17,546 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Swan Island Airport was officially named Portland Airport until the opening of the new airport.
• An expanded parking garage, new control tower, and canopy over the curbside were finished in the late 1990s.
• By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
• The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
• The April 1957 OAG shows 38 United departures a day, 10 West Coast, 8 Northwest and 6 Western.
• Portland's main airport has been in two other incarnations.
• Because of Portland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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.

Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):

• In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
• In June 2002, Norwegian Air Shuttle stated that they would start flights from Rygge, should the airport be built.
• Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
• The airport is a joint military and civilian airport located in the municipality of Rygge, west of the lake Vansjø.
• The first Norwegian Air Shuttle plane took off at the 14 February 2008 heading for Budapest.
• Moss Airport, Rygge, also known as Rygge Airport or Oslo Airport, Rygge, is an international airport serving Moss, Oslo and Eastern Norway.
• The closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of 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.
• 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.
• Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.