Oslo lufthavn, Gardermoen

Historie

Oslo Airport is the main international airport serving Oslo, the capital of and most populous city in Norway. Oslo is also served by the low-cost airport Torp in Sandefjord, situated 119 km to the south of downtown Oslo. Oslo Airport is the main domestic hub and international airport in Norway, and is the second-busiest airport in the Nordic countries. A hub for Scandinavian Airlines, an operating base for Norwegian Air Shuttle, and a focus city for Widerøe, it connects to 31 domestic and about 128 international destinations. Almost 26 million passengers traveled through the airport in 2016, making it the nineteenth-busiest airport in Europe.The airport is located 19NM northeast of Oslo, at Gardermoen in the municipality of Ullensaker, in Akershus county. It has two parallel roughly north–south runways measuring 3600m and 2950m and 71 aircraft stands, of which 50 have jet bridges. The airport is connected to the city center by the high-speed railway Gardermoen Line served by mainline trains and Flytoget. The percentage of passengers using public transport to get to and from the airport is one of the highest in the world at nearly 70%. The ground facilities are owned by Oslo Lufthavn AS, a subsidiary of the state-owned Avinor. Also at the premises is Gardermoen Air Station, operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force. An expansion with a new terminal building and a third pier opened in late April 2017. Oslo Airport is the largest and busiest of two international airports located around Oslo.