Frequently asked questions
COMPANIES AND THEIR ROLES
What is the difference between RSL and MLR?
Answer: The airport name will be Moss Lufhavn Rygge (MLR). Rygge Sivile Lufthavn AS (RSL) is the civilian operations company, responsible for daily operations.
Who will be running the airport?
Answer: The 137th Air Wing stationed at Rygge is the operative responsible organ for Moss Airport Rygge, on behalf of the Inspector General of the Norwegian Air Force, which issued the operating permit.
This implies operative and security responsibility for airport operations. The commander of the airport is Colonel Erik Arff Gulseth.
He is also commander of the 137th Air Wing, which is the operative unit at the military air station. Rygge Sivile Lufthavn AS (RSL) will be responsible for business operations.
What is the Norwegian Defenses role in this project?
Answer: The Norwegian Air Force has given permission for running civilian air traffic from Rygge.
It is also the operative responsible agency at Moss Airport Rygge.
The Air Force will behave controlling responsibility for daily operations, within frameworks set by the current terms of the license, and based on detailed contracts with the civilian operator Rygge Sivile Lufthavn AS (RSL).
The Norwegian Defense Estates Agency is the landowner at Rygge, responsible for infrastructures such as runways, de-icing facilities, runway lighting, and other operative systems and installations.
Who owns Moss Airport Rygge?
Answer: Both Norwegian Defense and Rygge Sivile Lufthavn AS own the airport.
The Air Force is the concessionaire, and therefore owns the right to operate civilian air traffic at Rygge.
The Norwegian Defense Estates Agency is the landowner.
The operating company is Rygge Sivile lufthavn AS (RSL), which owns the terminal building and parking system.
RSL is a limited company owned by Olav Thon (40%), Orkla (40%), Østfold Energi (15%), and the Municipality of Østfold (5%).
Will military and civilian activities use the same runways and control tower?
Answer: Yes, civilian traffic will be using the existing infrastructure at the Rygge air station.
This includes, among other things, runways, taxiways, the control tower, and the Fire & Rescue Service.
Who is responsible for running and staffing at the control tower?
Answer: Avinor is responsible for operations and staffing of the control tower, at present and in the future.
INVESTMENTS
How much is this airport going to cost the Defense?
Answer: As of day one, a pre-condition for the contracts was established stating that the civilian airport would not cost the Defense anything.
The system of agreements show clearly that RSL is to cover all direct and indirect costs that Defense would incur as a result of planning/projecting, establishing, operation, and maintenance of Moss Airport Rygge.
Good agreements made here with the civilian operating company RSL will give Defense significant reduction in operations costs.
In addition to these savings, the airport signifies important upgrading in order to meet civil aviation requirements, which increase security and accessibility for the Defense.
ENVIRONMENT
Will consideration be made to environmental issues?
Answer: An emission permit issued by the County Governor of stfold sets stringent environmental demands on military and civil operations at Rygge.
Among others, the emission permit regulates consumption and emission of runway and airplane de-icing liquids.
This permit presumes an extensive environmental supervision program being enacted, as well as internal control systems, preparedness plans, and reporting system to avoid environmental damage.
Will the de-icing liquid make its way to Vansj Lake?
Answer: A new, modern de-icing platform has been built at the airport.
All liquids will be captured and gathered here and stored in tanks. Collection basins along the taxiways will gather anything that runs off the airplanes during taxi. Ditches have been dug to lead airport groundwater running toward Vansj Lake into collection basins. Whatever we gather her will be sent to Movars treatment plant at Fuglevik.
Will the Defense be able to allow for more use of land for the civilian airport?
Answer: Yes, a plan has been made to extend the civilian airport south - toward the de-icing platform.
What will be the opening hours of the civilian airport, and who decides these?
Answer: According to our license, the civilian airport can remain open for civil air flights between the hours of 07:30 and 23:30.
What are the daily military activities happening at Rygge?
Answer: Rygge Air Station is one of the Air Forces largest divisions, with more than 800 people working at the station on a daily basis.
From Rygge, operations are run for squadron 720s Bell 412 helicopter, and for example, squadron 717s DA-20 Jet Falcon, and squadron 330s Sea King rescue helicopters.
Are there job opportunities at the airport?
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Which airline companies will operate out of Rygge?
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