November figures from Avinor: Slight increase in passenger numbers
In November, 4 million passengers travelled through Avinor’s airports. This is an increase of 1.5 percent compared with November last year. So far this year, the number of travellers has risen by 3.3 percent.
Avinor had 2.5 million domestic travellers in November. This represents growth of 0.7 percent compared with November last year. Year to date, the growth is 2.9 percent.
International traffic accounted for 1.5 million passengers in November, an increase of 2.6 percent from November last year. So far this year, the increase is 3.7 percent.
“The smallest airports continue to grow the most. The growth is driven by tourism and increased subsidisation of PSO routes, which lowers ticket prices,” says Gaute S. Riise, Director of Traffic Development at Avinor. “The four major airports—Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger—are increasing by a combined 1 percent, while the 39 smaller airports are increasing by 3 percent.”
Moderate growth in aircraft movements
When it comes to aircraft movements, 50,000 commercial flights were registered in November – the same number as last year. In total, there have been 584,000 aircraft movements so far this year, an increase of 1.9 percent compared with the previous year.
“November is traditionally a quiet month in aviation, but the figures still show a positive trend. International traffic continues to drive growth with a 2.6 percent increase, while domestic traffic remains stable,” says Gaute R. Skallerud. “The smaller airports are seeing the strongest growth, driven by tourism and lower fares on PSO routes, with a total increase of 3 percent compared with 1 percent at the four largest airports.”
Drone figures for November
“There is a 15 percent increase in the number of drone flights compared with November 2024,” says Nikola Tufekcic, Head of Unmanned Aviation at Avinor. “Even in a month with more challenging weather and cold periods in Norway affecting drone operations, these are high figures that confirm that drone activity continues to grow during the winter months.”
Figures for November: 1,985 flights
Compared with November 2024: +15%
Year to date compared with last year: +30%
See more figures for Avinor’s airports in the attachment.
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Avinor is a wholly-owned state limited company under the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications and is responsible for 44 state-owned airports. Avinor has taken a leading role in reducing climate gas emissions from the aviation industry, including the development of electric aircrafts and supplying sustainable jet-biojetfuel. Avinor provides safe and efficient travels for around 50 million passengers annually, half of which travel to and from Oslo Airport. Over 3000 employees are responsible for planning, developing and operating an efficient airport and air navigation service. Avinor is financed via airport charges and commercial sales. The air navigation services is organized as subsidiary wholly-owned by Avinor. Avinor's headquarter is in Oslo.
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