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Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL): flight delays and compensation

Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport. As an EU airport, every flight departing from here is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004. Here is what to expect if your flight was delayed or cancelled here, or you were stranded.

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In short: Any flight departing from Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport that arrives 3 or more hours late, is cancelled less than 14 days before departure, or is overbooked can give €250–600 per passenger. Departures: EU261 with any airline.

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About the airport

Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL) serves Oslo, Norway. On the routes Eurostat reports, 13,801,834 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 35th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Copenhagen, Stockholm, Amsterdam, London.

Every flight departing from here is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004, whatever the airline. Flights arriving here are covered if they depart from the EU, or if an EU airline operates them from outside the EU.

Busiest routes from Oslo – and what a delay is worth

The 30 busiest routes on Eurostat’s 2024 data, with the compensation for a 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation in each direction.

DestinationPassengers 2024DistanceFrom OSLReturn
Copenhagen CPH1,375,473517 km€250€250
Stockholm ARN1,146,116385 km€250€250
Amsterdam AMS742,457959 km€250€250
London LHR685,3461,206 km€250£220
Paris CDG521,8911,357 km€250€250
Frankfurt FRA441,9101,142 km€250€250
Munich MUC414,4281,317 km€250€250
Alicante ALC410,0902,570 km€400€400
London LGW370,2221,226 km€250£220
Helsinki HEL343,715763 km€250€250
Málaga AGP328,4632,840 km€400€400
Gran Canaria LPA322,3704,105 km€400€400
Kraków KRK288,9251,251 km€250€250
Reykjavík KEF286,9251,781 km€400€400
Berlin BER272,303883 km€250€250
Istanbul IST269,2882,425 km€400€400*
Gdańsk GDN265,767783 km€250€250
Zurich ZRH265,5571,426 km€250€250
Riga RIX256,335829 km€250€250
Brussels BRU254,1001,113 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN251,0422,190 km€400€400
Warsaw WAW214,5751,079 km€250€250
Palma de Mallorca PMI193,9112,368 km€400€400
Nice NCE193,4831,857 km€400€400
Milan MXP179,9201,627 km€400€400
Manchester MAN179,1901,112 km€250£220
Rome FCO175,0262,046 km€400€400
Billund BLL165,199508 km€250€250
Vilnius VNO163,0001,047 km€250€250
Düsseldorf DUS161,8371,026 km€250€250

* only with an EU (or UK) airline. Passengers: Eurostat, both directions, routes reported by EU/EEA airports.

Air traffic flow delays at Gardermoen (2025)

EUROCONTROL records the delay imposed on arriving flights when the airport or the airspace around it cannot take more traffic (air traffic flow management, “ATFM”). In 2025, 111,801 flights arrived at OSL; 1,217 of them were held back this way, 502 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.24 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

  • weather89%
  • ATC staffing11%
  • other0%

Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)

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Worst days: 7 January 2025 – 12,578 minutes, mostly weather; 21 February 2025 – 2,112 minutes, mostly weather; 6 January 2025 – 1,808 minutes, mostly weather.

2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 84,522 arrivals, 0.38 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (worse than 2025), mainly weather (39%) and aerodrome capacity (19%).

Air traffic control strike days recorded for OSL since 2024: 21 August 2026 (1,204 min); 22 August 2026 (2,841 min); 23 August 2026 (972 min); 24 August 2026 (1,003 min).

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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (89% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (11%) or airport limits – causes airlines often cite as extraordinary circumstances. They are only part of the story: most long delays come from the airline’s own operation (technical faults, crew, late inbound aircraft), which this data does not show. Source: EUROCONTROL.

Typical delay causes at Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport

  • EUROCONTROL recorded 111,801 arrivals at OSL in 2025; 1,217 were held by air traffic flow restrictions, 502 of them by more than 15 minutes.
  • The largest single cause of this flow delay was weather (89%).
  • The worst day was 7 January 2025, with 12,578 minutes of flow delay, mostly weather.
  • Most long delays that earn compensation are not flow delays but airline problems – technical faults, crew shortages and late inbound aircraft – which do not count as extraordinary circumstances.

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    Where did you fly from and to?

    With a connection, enter your first departure and your final destination – compensation is based on the total distance.

    How late did you arrive at your final destination?

    What counts is when the aircraft doors opened at your destination – not the departure delay.

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    When did you arrive on the replacement flight?
    Which airline operated the flight?
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    How many passengers were on the booking?

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    Local information

    • Ask the airline staff at the gate for the reason for the delay or cancellation and write it down; take a photo of the departure board.
    • From 2 hours’ delay (depending on distance) the airline must give you meals and drinks, and a hotel if you are stuck overnight – keep the receipts if you had to pay yourself.
    • If the airline rejects your claim, complain to the national enforcement body of the country where the flight departed (or arrived, for flights from outside the EU), or go to court.

    Frequently asked questions

    Can I claim compensation for a flight departing from Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport?

    Yes. OSL is an EU airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004, whatever the airline and wherever it is based.

    Can I claim compensation for a flight arriving at Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport?

    If the flight departed from an EU airport: yes, with any airline. If it departed from the UK: yes, under UK261, with any airline. If it departed from elsewhere: only if an EU airline operated it.

    How is the length of the delay measured?

    By your arrival time at your final destination – more precisely, the moment the aircraft door opens at the gate. It must be at least 3 hours after the scheduled arrival time.

    Related guides

    Information only, not legal advice. Passenger figures are approximate and based on the airports' published statistics; punctuality figures are from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. We earn a commission when a claim submitted through our partner links is successful.

    Sources

    1. Eurostat – air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports (2024) – Eurostat
    2. EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL

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