Nonstop flight route between Rygge (near Moss), Norway and Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway and Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,831 miles (or 9,384 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 Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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 Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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):

• On 8 October 1998, the main airport serving Oslo and Eastern Norway was moved from Oslo Airport, Fornebu to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
• The runway is 2,442 meters long and 45 meters wide.
• In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
• 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.
• Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
• 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 June 2002, Norwegian Air Shuttle stated that they would start flights from Rygge, should the airport be built.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of RYG.
• Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS):

• The airport is located 3 km from downtown Ilhéus.
• In addition to being known as "Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport", another name for IOS is "Aeroporto de Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado".
• Because of Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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 furthest airport from Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (meaning Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,576 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.
• Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport handled 502,390 passengers last year.
• Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) S of IOS.