Nonstop flight route between Rygge (near Moss), Norway and Millinocket, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway and Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT), Millinocket, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,256 miles (or 5,240 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 Millinocket Municipal 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 Millinocket Municipal 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 2 March, the Thon Group purchased 40% of the company.
• In January, Rygge was, with 24,400 passengers, larger than Torp in domestic traffic.
• Københavns Lufthavne sold its ownership in the company during 2004, because they were not satisfied with the progress.
• In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
• 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.
• In June 2002, Norwegian Air Shuttle stated that they would start flights from Rygge, should the airport be built.
• The runway is 2,442 meters long and 45 meters wide.
• Moss Airport, Rygge handled 1,667,705 passengers last year.
• 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 Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT):

• Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,623 miles (18,705 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT) is Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) S of MLT.
• Because of Millinocket Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Millinocket Municipal 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.