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International traffic drives Avinor past 40 million passengers in 2026

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Norwegian airport operator Avinor handled almost five million passengers in September, up 1.2% year on year, bringing its January–September total to 40.94 million, an increase of 1.6%.

International traffic remained the main growth driver, rising 3% to 2.12 million passengers in September. Domestic traffic was broadly unchanged at 2.83 million, down 0.1%. Commercial aircraft movements increased by 0.2% to 58,284.

Oslo Airport welcomed 2.55 million passengers, up 1.1%, taking its year-to-date traffic 0.4% above the corresponding 2025 level. Bergen recorded the strongest growth among Avinor’s largest airports over the first nine months, with passenger numbers up 6%; September traffic rose 2.5% to 661,369.

Tromsø also grew, handling 228,047 passengers in September, up 3%, while its year-to-date total increased by 4.3%. Trondheim and Stavanger recorded September declines of 0.3% and 1.6% respectively, and remained below last year’s levels over the first nine months.

This post was published on 13 October 2026 14:47

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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