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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway and Jackson County Airport (JXN), Jackson, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,940 miles (or 6,341 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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):

• On 12 January 2000, Københavns Lufthavne, which operates among other things Copenhagen Airport, bought 33.3% of the shares in Rygge Sivile Lufthavn.
• 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 closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of RYG.
• In February 1999, Minister of Transport and Communications Dag Jostein Fjærvoll stated that he supported the opening of civilian traffic from Rygge.
• Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
• 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 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 airport is located 4 kilometers from Rygge Station on the Østfold Line.
• Moss Airport, Rygge, also known as Rygge Airport or Oslo Airport, Rygge, is an international airport serving Moss, Oslo and Eastern Norway.
• In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
• In October and November, Ryanair established itself at the airport, and started flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Brussels, Bremen, Madrid, Milano and London.

Facts about Jackson County Airport (JXN):

• The closest airport to Jackson County Airport (JXN) is Lenawee County Airport (ADG), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SE of JXN.
• In addition to being known as "Jackson County Airport", another name for JXN is "Reynolds Field".
• Jackson County Airport (JXN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jackson County Airport (JXN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,232 miles (18,075 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Jackson County-Reynolds Field covers an area of 700 acres at an elevation of 1,001 feet above mean sea level.