Sedan andra världskriget har här funnits ett militärt flygfält som till större delen gjorts om till en internationell flygplats.
Flygplatsen ligger i kommunen Ullensaker i Romerike ca 48 kilometer norr om Oslo. 2007 flög ca 19 miljoner passagerare till eller från flygplatsen, som då gick om Arlanda och därmed är Nordens näst största flygplats. Den är en viktig flygplats för SAS och Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Gardermoen har Europas största Taxfree-butik. Eftersom inte Norge är med i EU får man sälja Taxfree-varor vid alla internationella flygningar, och även till ankommande resenärer. Flygplatsen nära svenska gränsen har också stor betydelse för västsvenskar som helt förklarligt utnyttjar Gardermoen istället för Landvetter eller Arlanda.
From Wikipedia, Serves
Coordinates
60°11′38″N 011°06′01″E / 60.19389, 11.10028
Website
http://www.osl.no/index.asp?languagecode=9
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (IATA: OSL, ICAO: ENGM) (Norwegian: Oslo lufthavn, Gardermoen) is located at Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 48 km north of Oslo. Built as a military airfield it was enlarged and reopened in 1998 as a commercial airport.. It is the main international airport serving Norway, and has two runways. It is a hub of Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle and a focus airport for Sterling and Widerøe. The airport serves as international airport with direct flights to a large number of airports within Europe. There are also some direct flights to other continents including North America and Asia.
More than 19 million passengers travelled through Oslo Airport in 2007, which is an increase of 1.3 million, or 7,8% since 2006. It is also the second largest and fastest growing major airport in the Nordic countries. The airport has two parallel runways of 2950 m and 3600 m, 34 passenger bridges and 5 commuter stands, 64 check-in counters and 71 aircraft stands.
The airport functions as a national hub, with a total of 25 domestic destinations, with 16 being served with jet aircraft. Seven are served on public service obligation contract with the Norwegian government using regional aircraft.
Gardermoen has the largest duty free shop in Europe. This is because Norway is not an EU member, and still may sell goods duty free to all international destinations. Since 2006, also arriving passengers are able to buy duty free products in a special shop located in the baggage claim area. Sandefjord Airport, Torp also serves Oslo, primarily by low-cost carriers and regional airlines, though Torp is located more than twice the distance from the city as Gardermoen. In February 2008, a third airport, Rygge Air Station (non-military name: Moss Airport, Rygge) began serving private airlines as well.
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