Nonstop flight route between Hearst, Ontario, Canada and Rygge (near Moss), Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (YHF), Hearst, Ontario, Canada and Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), Rygge (near Moss), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,516 miles (or 5,659 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 Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal 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 Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal 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 Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (YHF):

• The furthest airport from Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (YHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,987 miles (17,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (YHF) is Kapuskasing Airport (YYU), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) ESE of YHF.
• There are two helipads located next to the terminal.
• Because of Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 826 feet, planes can take off or land at Hearst (René Fontaine) 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.
• Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (YHF) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG):

• 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.
• The airport opened on 8 October 2007, but did not officially open until 14 February 2008, when regular scheduled services started.
• On 8 October 1998, the main airport serving Oslo and Eastern Norway was moved from Oslo Airport, Fornebu to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
• In addition to being known as "Moss Airport, Rygge", another name for RYG is "Moss lufthavn, Rygge".
• Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Civil Aviation Authority introduced a non-flight limitation on the airport from 23 to 07, of consideration to the airport's neighbors.
• Københavns Lufthavne sold its ownership in the company during 2004, because they were not satisfied with the progress.
• The airport is located 4 kilometers from Rygge Station on the Østfold Line.
• The closest airport to Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of RYG.
• 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 June 2002, Norwegian Air Shuttle stated that they would start flights from Rygge, should the airport be built.
• 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 first Norwegian Air Shuttle plane took off at the 14 February 2008 heading for Budapest.