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Published 9 Sept 2026
Norway’s airport network is essential to national connectivity because of the country’s long distances, mountainous terrain, fjords, and dispersed population. Avinor operates 43 airports across the country, supporting domestic mobility, tourism, trade, emergency services, and regional economic development.
How many flights operate in Norwegian airports each year?
Over 650,000 flights operate through Norwegian airports each year.
- Norwegian airports handled 670,588 flights in 2025, a 1.8% increase from the previous year.
- Before the pandemic, Norwegian airports handled 724,290 flights in 2019.
- Flight operations declined to 456,682 in 2020 (down 37% due to COVID-19), then gradually recovered to 493,300 in 2021, 660,594 in 2022, and 667,177 in 2023.
- Norwegian airports recorded 658,506 flights in 2024, down 1% from the previous year despite passenger growth.
How many airports are there in Norway?
- The Civil Aviation Authority Norway lists 69 aerodromes/airports with concession and technical-operational approval, along with 18 other land airports with concession but without technical-operational approval. This means Norway has 87 CAA-listed land aerodromes/airports.
- Statistics Norway’s commercial air-transport statistics are based on data from 48 airports.
- Avinor AS is Norway’s main state-owned airport operator. It is wholly owned by the Norwegian state through the Ministry of Transport and operates a nationwide system of 43 airports, as well as air navigation services for civil and military aviation.
How many passengers use Norwegian airports each year?
Over 50 million passengers are processed through Norwegian airports each year.
- In 2025, Norwegian airports recorded 56.25 million passengers, representing a 3% increase from the previous year.
- Before the pandemic, Norwegian airports processed approximately 57.93 million passengers annually in 2019.
- Annual processing dropped to a pandemic low of 22.31 million passengers in 2020, then recovered to 24.88 million in 2021, 48.71 million in 2022, and reached 53.21 million in 2023.
- In 2024, Norwegian airports processed 54.63 million passengers, up 2.6% from 2023.
How do arrival and departure passenger numbers compare at Norwegian airports?
- Norwegian airports recorded 28.17 million arriving passengers and 28.08 million departing passengers in 2025.
- Compared to 2024, both arrivals (27.36 million) and departures (27.27 million) increased slightly in 2025.
| Number of Passenger by Arrival and Departure (2019-2025) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Arrival | Departure |
| 2019 | 29.02 M | 28.91 M |
| 2020 | 11.22 M | 11.09 M |
| 2021 | 12.43 M | 12.45 M |
| 2022 | 24.42 M | 24.29 M |
| 2023 | 26.68 M | 26.54 M |
| 2024 | 27.36 M | 27.27 M |
| 2025 | 28.17 M | 28.08 M |
Which type of flight carries most of the passengers at Norwegian airports?
- Domestic flights carried 32.1 million passengers in 2025, up from 31.3 million in 2024.
- International flights increased to 24.1 million in 2025, up from 23.3 million the previous year.
| Types of Flight by Number of Passengers (2019-2025) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Domestic Flight | International Flight |
| 2019 | 33.4 M | 24.5 M |
| 2020 | 16.8 M | 5.5 M |
| 2021 | 19.7 M | 5.1 M |
| 2022 | 30.3 M | 18.5 M |
| 2023 | 31.6 M | 21.6 M |
| 2024 | 31.3 M | 23.3 M |
| 2025 | 32.1 M | 24.1 M |
How much revenue do Norwegian airports and flights generate each year?
The Norwegian airport network generates around NOK 12 billion in revenue each year.
- Avinor Group reported total operating revenues of NOK 13.91 billion in 2025, a 14.9% increase from the previous year.
- Before the pandemic, the revenue was NOK 11.79 billion in 2019, which dropped to NOK 8.18 billion in 2020 due to the pandemic.
- Recovery progressed steadily from NOK 9.31 billion in 2021 to NOK 10.42 billion in 2022, reaching NOK 11.51 billion in 2023.
- In 2024, Avinor generated NOK 12.11 billion in total operating income, up 5.2% from 2023 and a 2.7% increase from the pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
Which are the busiest airports in Norway?
Oslo Airport (OSL) is Norway's busiest airport handling around 50% of total air passengers in Norway.
- The top 4 busiest Norwegian airports handled over 41 million passengers combined in 2025, representing nearly 75% of total Norwegian airport traffic.
- Oslo Airport alone handled 26.96 million passengers in 2025.
- This was followed by Bergen Airport (BGO) with 6.70 million passengers and Trondheim Airport (TRD) with 4.24 million passengers.
- Stavanger Airport (SVG) and Tromsø Airport (TOS) made up the top 5 busiest airports with 3.97 million and 3.07 million passengers respectively.
What are the peak travel months for Norwegian airports and flights?
June through October are the peak travel months for Norwegian airports and flights with each month recorded over 5 million passengers in 2025.
- June records the highest number of passengers at 5.38 million in 2025, closely followed by July (5.37 million).
- August and September recorded 5.25 million and 5.22 million.
- In contrast, months like January (3.78 million) and February (3.87 million) are among the least busy.
How much cargo moves through Norwegian airports each year?
Norwegian airports handle approximately 200,000 metric tonnes of freight each year.
- Norwegian airports processed 224,710 metric tonnes in 2025, a slight decrease from the previous year.
- The airports handled 217,243 metric tonnes of cargo in 2019, which decreased to 202,081 in 2020.
- Cargo increased slightly in 2021 to 221,368 metric tonnes but dropped again to 197,406 metric tonnes in 2022.
- In 2023, the volume was 198,080 metric tonnes, followed by a rise to 228,595 metric tonnes in 2024.
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How many delays or cancellations occur at Norwegian airports?
Norwegian airports recorded stronger operational reliability in 2025, with Avinor’s airport network reporting 86% punctuality and 98% regularity.
- Punctuality performance: In 2025, 86% of flights departed or arrived within 15 minutes, improving from 84% in 2024. However, punctuality remained below Avinor’s 88% target, meaning roughly 14% of flights were delayed beyond the 15-minute threshold.
- Flight regularity: Avinor reported 98% regularity in 2025, unchanged from 98% in 2024 and in line with its regularity target. This means about 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled or did not operate as planned.
What are the busiest flight routes in Norwegian airports?
The Oslo-Trondheim route is Norway's busiest domestic air corridor with 1.90 million passengers in 2025.
Denmark was the top international city-pair route by departing passengers in 2025.
Top Domestic Routes by Passengers (2025):
- Oslo (OSL) – Trondheim (TRD): 1.90 million passengers, making it the nation's busiest domestic route.
- Oslo (OSL) – Bergen (BGO): 1.83 million passengers.
- Oslo (OSL) – Stavanger (SVG): 1.51 million passengers.
- Oslo (OSL) – Tromsø (TOS): 1.23 million passengers.
- Oslo (OSL) – Bodø (BOD): 936,258 passengers.
Top International Routes by Departing Passengers (2025):
- Denmark: 2.86 million passengers.
- Spain and Canary Islands: 2.59 million passengers.
- United Kingdom: 2.24 million passengers.
- Netherlands: 1.98 million passengers.
- Germany: 1.91 million passengers.
