Nonstop flight route between Kunduz, Afghanistan and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kunduz Airport (UND), Kunduz, Afghanistan and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,981 miles (or 4,797 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 Kunduz 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 Kunduz 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 Kunduz Airport (UND):

• The furthest airport from Kunduz Airport (UND) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,773 miles (18,947 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Kunduz Airport", another name for UND is "Kunduz Airport (Kunduz)".
• Kunduz Airport (UND) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is used by ISAF, Kam Air, East Horizon Airlines and for humanitarian flights.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 1,426 feet above mean sea level.
• Kunduz Airport is an airport located 5 miles south-southeast of Kunduz, a city in Kunduz Province in Afghanistan.
• The closest airport to Kunduz Airport (UND) is Taloqan Airport (TQN), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of UND.

Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):

• In June 2002, Norwegian Air Shuttle stated that they would start flights from Rygge, should the airport be built.
• 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.
• On 2 March, the Thon Group purchased 40% of the company.
• 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,.
• From 1 September, Widerøe terminated its Copenhagen route, while Norwegian terminated its London service.
• 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 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 2009, the airport company lost NOK 102 million.
• 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.