Rygge Air Station

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Rygge Air Station
Two F-16 Fighting Falcons taking off from Rygge
IATA: RYG ICAO: ENRY
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Royal Norwegian Air Force
Location	Rygge
Elevation AMSL	174 ft / 53 m
Coordinates	59°22′44″N 10°47′08″E / 59.37889°N 10.78556°E / 59.37889; 10.78556Coordinates: 59°22′44″N 10°47′08″E / 59.37889°N 10.78556°E / 59.37889; 10.78556
Map
Rygge Location in Norway
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 8,012 2,442 Asphalt

Rygge Air Station (IATA: RYG, ICAO: ENRY) (Norwegian: Rygge flystasjon) is located in the municipalities of Rygge and Råde in Viken county, Norway. The Royal Norwegian Air Force operates various squadron and aircraft at the airbase, including Sea King helicopters, F-5 Freedom Fighters, Dassault Falcon 20 aircraft as well as Bell 412 helicopters.

History[]

720 Squadron was moved from Gardermoen Air Station to Rygge. In 1989 their UH-1B helicopters were replaced with Bell 412s. In 2002, 332 Squadron with F-16s was moved from Rygge to Bodø Main Air Station. Some of the aircraft were relocated to Ørland Main Air Station.

On 1 October 2007, the base was expanded to include the civilian Moss Airport, Rygge, which will be shut down again on 1 November 2016.^[1] The United States Department of Defense FY19 budget has requested $13.8 million being spent for taxiway construction at Rygge airport to expand operational capabilities as a part of the European Deterrence Initiative.^[2]

In 2016, Rygge once again became an air force base under the name Air Force Base Rygge (Norwegian: Luftforsvarets base Rygge).^[3]

Operations[]

720 Squadron's six Bell 412SP aircraft used primarily to support the Royal Norwegian Army. 717 Squadron operates three Dassault Falcon 20 jets. Two of the jets are electronic-warfare aircraft while the third is configured for VIP-transport. A dispatchment of 330 Squadron operate Westland Sea King helicopters for search and rescue. From the new commercial operations area, Norwegian Air Shuttle has chosen to start a number of services from the airport later this year.^[when?]

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Rygge Air Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Royal Norwegian Air Force' page on Rygge (in Norwegian)