Moss Airport, Rygge

Moss Airport, Rygge (Norwegian: Moss lufthavn, Rygge; IATA: RYG, ICAO: ENRY), also known as Rygge Airport or Oslo Airport, Rygge, is an international airport serving Moss, Oslo and Eastern Norway. It is located in Rygge, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) outside Moss and 60 kilometres (37 mi) outside Oslo. Both a regional airport for Østfold county as well as for low-cost airlines, it is owned and operated by the private company Rygge Sivile Lufthavn AS. The airport is co-located with Rygge Air Station, operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force, who also own the land and runway. The control tower services (air traffic control) are operated by Avinor. In addition to charter flights, the airport is a base for Ryanair.

The airport opened on 8 October 2007, but did not officially open until 14 February 2008, when regular scheduled services started. In March 2010, Ryanair established a base at the airport, and has moved most of its Oslo-bound flights from Torp Airport. The airport has a capacity for 2 million passengers per year, but cannot reach this because of a concession limit of 21,000 annual air movements. The airport had 619,000 passengers in 2009. Rygge has an airport rail link, via a shuttle bus, at Rygge Station.

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