Facilities
The airport is a joint military and civilian airport located in the municipality of Rygge, west of the lake Vansjø. The airport is primarily an international, low-cost airport, but also serves as a domestic regional airport for Østfold and Follo. The airport is owned by the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency, while the civilian terminal is owned by Rygge Sivile Lufthavn AS ("Rygge Civilian Airport"), a private company owned by the Thon Group (40%), the Orkla Group (40%), Østfold Energi (15%) and Østfold County Municipality (5%).
The terminal building is 16,000 square meters (170,000 sq ft), and is dimensioned for 2 million passengers annually. The airport has kiosks, automatic teller machines and two duty free stores, one for departure and one for arrival. There are also restaurants, cafés and car rentals. The terminal is open around the clock. There are eight gates and seven aircraft stands, of which two can switch between domestic and international departures. There is no cash currency exchange office in the airport!
The runway is 2,442 meters (8,012 ft) long and 45 meters (148 ft) wide. It is equipped with instrument landing system Category II using solely light emitting diodes (LED) as lights. This allows landing with 300 meters (980 ft) visibility. The airport has a taxiway and a de-icing platform.
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