Nonstop flight route between Rygge (near Moss), Norway and Escanaba, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway and Delta County Airport (ESC), Escanaba, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,830 miles (or 6,164 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 Moss Airport, Rygge and Delta County Airport, 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 Moss Airport, Rygge and Delta County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
• The first aerodrome at Rygge was built in 1942 and 1943, but was located about 2 kilometers west from the current runway.
• Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
• Moss Airport, Rygge is a base for Ryanair,.
• In January, Rygge was, with 24,400 passengers, larger than Torp in domestic traffic.
• The airport was opened on 5 October 2007.
• In January 2007, the charter operators Star Tour, Apollo and MyTravel Airways announced that they would start operating charter flights from 1 October.
• In 2009, the airport company lost NOK 102 million.
• In October and November, Ryanair established itself at the airport, and started flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Brussels, Bremen, Madrid, Milano and London.
• 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.

Facts about Delta County Airport (ESC):

• Delta County Airport covers an area of 944 acres at an elevation of 609 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Delta County Airport (ESC) is Sawyer International Airport (MQT), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNW of ESC.
• The furthest airport from Delta County Airport (ESC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Delta County Airport's relatively low elevation of 609 feet, planes can take off or land at Delta County 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.
• Delta County Airport (ESC) has 2 runways.