Oslo Airport, Gardermoen

Oslo Airport

Oslo lufthavn
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerMinistry of Transport
OperatorAvinor
ServesGreater Oslo Region
LocationGardermoen, Norway
Opened8 October 1998 (1998-10-08)
Hub forScandinavian Airlines
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL208 m / 681 ft
Coordinates60°12′10″N 011°05′02″E / 60.20278°N 11.08389°E / 60.20278; 11.08389
Websitewww.avinor.no/en/oslo
Maps

Airport Map
OSL/ENGM
Location in Akershus county
Location of Akershus in Norway
OSL/ENGM
OSL/ENGM (Norway)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01L/19R 3,600 11,811 Asphalt/concrete
01R/19L 2,950 9,678 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2024)
Passengers26,440,015
International15,584,538
Domestic10,849,520
Aircraft movements217,399
Cargo (t)170,343
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Oslo Airport (Norwegian: Oslo lufthavn) (IATA: OSL, ICAO: ENGM), alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen, is an international airport serving Oslo, the capital and most populous city of Norway. The airport is the second largest in Scandinavia and the Nordics. A hub for Scandinavian Airlines and an operating base for Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norse Atlantic Airways and Widerøe. In 2025, it is connected to 31 domestic and 164 international destinations.

The airport is located 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) northeast of Oslo, at Gardermoen at the border of municipalities Nannestad and Ullensaker, in Akershus county. It has two parallel roughly north–south runways measuring 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) and 2,950 metres (9,678 ft) 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.

The airport location was first used by the Norwegian Army from 1940, with the first military airport facilities being built during the 1940s. The airport remained a secondary reserve and airport for chartered flights to Oslo Airport, Fornebu, until 8 October 1998, when the latter was closed, and an all-new Oslo Airport opened at Gardermoen, costing 11.4 billion Norwegian kroner (NOK).

Oslo is additionally served by the much smaller Sandefjord Torp Airport, which is situated 119 km (74 mi) to the south of downtown Oslo and primarily used by leisure and low-cost carriers.