- Rygge Air Station
Infobox Airport
name = Rygge Airbase
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IATA = RYG
ICAO = ENRY
type = Military
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operator =Royal Norwegian Air Force
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location = Moss
elevation-f = 174
elevation-m = 53
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r1-number = 12/30
r1-length-f = 8,012
r1-length-m = 2,442
r1-surface =Asphalt
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footnotes =Rygge Airbase airport codes|RYG|ENRY (Norwegian: Rygge flystasjon) is located in the municipalities of
Rygge andRåde inØstfold ,Norway . TheRoyal Norwegian Air Force operates various squadron and aircraft at the airbase, includingSea King helicopters,F-5 Freedom Fighter s,Dassault Falcon 20 aircraft as well asBell 412 helicopters.The base expanded October 1, 2007, to include a civilian airport
Moss Airport, Rygge . Moss Airport is operated byRygge Sivile Lufthavn AS .Operations
The 720 Squadron six Bell 412SP aircraft used primarily to support the
Royal Norwegian Army .The 717 Squadron operates three
Dassault Falcon 20 jets. Two of the jets are configured forelectronic warfare while the third is configured for VIP-transport.A distpachment of the 330 Squadron operate
Westland Sea King helicopters forsearch 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.History
The 720 Squadron was moved from
Gardermoen Air Station to rygge. In 1989 their UH-1B helicopters were replaced with Bell 412s.In 2002 the 332 Squadron with F-16s was moved from Rygge to
Bodø Main Air Station . Some of the aircraft were relocated toØrland Main Air Station .External links
* [http://www.mil.no/pubs/fnett/forsvarsnett/luft/start/omlf/stasjoner/rygge/ Royal Norwegian Air Force' page on Rygge] (in Norwegian)
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