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  Encyclopedia: Oslo Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Oslo, The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters.
Oslo Airport is located in Gardermoen in Ullensaker is a municipalityin the county of Akershus, Norway.
Oslo, and is a modern, international airport with two runways.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Oslo-Airport   (2952 words)

  
 FLUG REVUE November 2002: Oslo airport is far out
In 1998 this international airport was relocated from Fornebu, close to the centre of the capital, to Gardermoen, 47km to the north-east of Oslo.
Oslo airport is organised by the state and is not free to set its own charges.
The biggest problem faced by the airport at the moment is the stringent environmental regulations and, related to this, the difficult weather conditions that prevail in the interior of the country.
www.flug-revue.rotor.com /FRheft/FRH0211/FR0211f.htm   (1422 words)

  
 Oslo Airport, Gardermoen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (IATA: OSL, ICAO: ENGM) is located in Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 50 km north of Oslo, and is a modern, international airport with two runways.
In addition to the European route E6, the connection to Oslo is via a high-speed train service (Flytoget) which takes just over 20 minutes for the journey to Oslo's central station (Oslo S).
Gardermoen took over as the main Oslo airport on 8 October 1998, when Fornebu airport was closed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oslo_Airport_Gardermoen   (180 words)

  
 Oslo Airport Gardermoen
Oslo Airport Gardermoen is located north of Oslo, and is a modern, international airport with two runways.
Gardermoen is located in the municipality of Ullensaker, and was adopted from a WWII airfield.
Gardermoen took over as the main Oslo airport on October 8, 1998, when Fornebu airport was closed.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/os/Oslo_Airport_Gardermoen.html   (111 words)

  
 Passenger Opinions about Oslo Airport
Oslo airport, though a clean one, is unfunctional and an unpleasant experience.
Oslo Gardemoen airport opened (well opened as the main airport of Oslo) when Fornebu was closed in the late 90's.
Oslo Airport is very nice to look at but impractical to use, because it is built in one long straight line.
www.airlinequality.com /Airports/Airport_forum/osl.htm   (1696 words)

  
 Oslo - airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Oslo - Gardemoen (GEN) Norway OSLO (GEN) in 1998 : 3 863 668 passengers.
OSLO (FBU) in 1998 : 9 444 325 passengers.
This airport is too close to the city ofOslo and couldn't expand anymore, so it was closed in 1998.
www.2747.com /2747/world/airport/oslo.htm   (69 words)

  
 Oslo - Wikitravel
Oslo, with its approximately 453 square kilometers, is one of the largest capitals in the world by area.
Oslo Central Station (Oslo Sentral, T-bane Jernbanestasjon) is at the eastern fringe of the city centre, by the end of the main pedestrian street Karl Johans gate.
Oslo is in general very expensive, and you can often be expected pay up to NOK 60 or more for a pint (0.5l to be precise) of beer or a glass of the house wine.
wikitravel.org /en/article/Oslo   (4096 words)

  
 Scandinavian Review: Oslo's new airport takes off after turbulent first year
Airport officials are now looking forward to smoother skies ahead and are promising that operations this coming winter will improve.
The airport was the largest construction project ever undertaken on the Norwegian mainland and its opening culminated decades of political squabbling.
A war of words between airport authorities and the airport's two biggest airline users, SAS and domestic carrier Braathens, broke out in mid-winter, with each side blaming the other for what was commonly being referred to as "airport chaos" in the Norwegian press.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3760/is_199910/ai_n8857976   (1399 words)

  
 Oslo on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Oslo is Norway's largest city, its main port, and its chief commercial, industrial, communication, and transportation center.
The Univ. of Oslo (founded 1811), the national theater (1899), the national gallery, a Nobel Institute, and a college of architecture are among the city's cultural institutions.
Oslo airport project largest of its kind in Norwegian history.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/O/Oslo.asp   (765 words)

  
 How do I get to the University of Oslo?
Airport buses (Flybussekspressen) are even less expensive and stop at a number of Oslo destinations.
Oslo’s underground train network (called the T-bane and signified by a blue circle around a large blue "T") is laid out a bit like a bowtie east to west.
Two of Oslo’s tram lines (called the "trikk") run right by the university on their way to the national hospital ("Rikshospitalet"), which usually follows the tram line number.
www.uio.no /english/about_uio/how_to_get_here.html   (1289 words)

  
 Aftenposten Norway, Norwegian news in English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Officials at Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen are scrambling to plug holes in airport security that were revealed in a video made by young intruders.
Airport officials realize they need to improve security around Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen.
Airport management met Monday to discuss ways of tightening security around the airport perimeter, on the tarmac and in the terminal.
www.aftenposten.no /english/local/article926642.ece   (314 words)

  
 Oslo Tourist Information - Norway, Europe Provided By Columbus Travel Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Oslo has a spectacular setting at the head of a 110km (70-mile) long fjord.
The best approach to Oslo is by sea, sailing up the fjord (where shrimpers and small sailing boats jostle with ferries and merchant ships) to where the city sprawls out from its compact centre around the quays to the flanks of the surrounding hills.
Oslo cannot help its dark sub-arctic winters but in recent years it has largely shaken off its former dull and somewhat parochial image without losing its air of informality.
www.cityguide.travel-guides.com /cities/osl/cityoverview.asp   (640 words)

  
 Oslo Airport Guide - Oslo
The airport has an information desk which is located in the arrivals hall, from which you can get airport information as well as hotel reservations and tourist information services.
The Radisson SAS Airport Hotel Oslo, which is located near the airport, features a conference centre which is equipped with telephones, computer facilities, data lines, Internet facilities, meeting rooms, video conferencing and secretarial services and catering.
The airport lies within an agricultural area with rural districts located on the south and forests located on the north side.
www.travel-library.com /airports/europe/norway/oslo/oslo_airport.html   (906 words)

  
 Oslo Airport Information - Norway, Europe Provided By Columbus Travel Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Rail: There is an Airport Express Train (Flytoget) service, which runs between the airport and Oslo (journey time: 20 minutes), stopping at Oslo Central and various subway stations.
The nearby Radisson SAS Airport Hotel Oslo (tel: 63 933 000) has a conference centre with telephones, computer facilities, data lines, Internet facilities, meeting rooms, video conferencing, secretarial services and catering; software for wireless Internet access can be purchased here.
Nearby hotels include the Quality Hotel Gardermoen Airport (tel: 63 926 100) and the Clarion Hotel Oslo Airport (tel: 63 949 494); both hotels are a short drive away and are served by shuttle buses, which depart at least twice an hour from the airport (a fee is payable).
www.worldairportguide.co.uk /airports/osl/osl.asp   (632 words)

  
 Oslo airport, railroad, airline & transportation information - Norway
Oslo is Norway's political, economic, industrial, and cultural capital as well as home to both the Nobel Peace Price and the Norwegian royal family.
Oslo caters to a much broader range of tastes than the Oslo of old.
Oslo Airport is located 37 km (23 mi) north of the city.
www.grijns.net /oslo_no.html   (200 words)

  
 Oslo Airport - OSL Airport Guide
Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) is Norway's largest international airport, flying around 15 million passengers annually to and from Norway's capital city.
OSL Airport has extensive facilities and services for travellers in its modern terminal building, with more cafés, restaurants and shops recently added, plus a new service allowing shoppers to pick-up their duty-free purchases on return to OSO.
Oslo World Airport Guide provides you with access to a complete selection of Oslo Airport hotels.
www.oslo-osl.com   (255 words)

  
 Metropolis Norway 2002 / Registration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Oslo is the capital of Norway, one of the typical Nordic states.
Oslo, therefore, with 19 per cent of its population belonging to the immigrant population (where of 15 per cent from non-western countries and 4 per cent from Western countries), is by European standards rapidly changing into a cosmopolitan city.
Oslo may be reached from all continents via Copenhagen, with departures for Oslo every hour (55 min).
www.international.metropolis.net /events/7th_conf_norway/index8.html   (1238 words)

  
 Oslo Airport - OSL Airport Guide - Transportation
Oslo Airport (OSL) is served by train, bus and taxi.
All Regional trains and NSB Local trains operate between the Oslo Airport (OSL) and areas such as Skien, Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim, Kongsberg and Eidsvoll.
SAS Airport buses run between the airport and various stops in central Oslo, every 20 minutes.
www.oslo-osl.com /transportation.html   (317 words)

  
 Norwegian Railways in Philately: Opening of Gardermoen Airport
On 8th October 1998 a new major airport for Oslo and the region of eastern Norway was opened.
Because the Parliament decided that the commuter service to and from the airport should be based on the railway, the location at Gardermoen resulted in several sub-projects: construction of the airport, the new railway to the airport, the Airport Express Train and extensive roadwork.
An airport train leaves every 10 minutes from Oslo S and Oslo Airport Gardermoen and 16 high-speed trains have been placed into service.
home.online.no /~jdigrane/norway/stamps_15.htm   (300 words)

  
 Boeing Company
The airport is open 24 hours however Chapter 2 airplanes may not operate between 1500 and 0700.
Oslo Gardermoen may be used as alternate aerodrome at all time.
This airport is located in a country that is an ICAO Contracting State and as such, phased out Chapter 2 airplanes based on the ICAO recommendation (Resolution A28-3).
www.boeing.com /commercial/noise/gardermoen.html   (1052 words)

  
 Scott Rettberg, Asst. Prof. of New Media Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
After a week of electronic art at ISEA and much travel, it was refreshing to hit the second stop of our three-flight journey from Helsinki back to Bergen at Oslo airport, one of the best-designed airports in which I've had the experience of connecting flights.
The airport, designed by Aviaplan, of which Gudmund Stokke is the lead architect, features wide concourses with plenty of area to move around, huge airy spaces (stories high empty space between you and the ceiling), and immense windows that offer views of the runways and the surrounding countryside.
The airport is also filled with works of public art, of both the electronic and conventional variety.
caxton.stockton.edu /rettberg/2004/08/23   (487 words)

  
 Passenger Opinions about Oslo Torp Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Although the journey into Oslo is nearly 2 hours the coaches are always on time, and the drivers are polite and friendly.
Torp Airport are one of the nicest small airports where Ryanair operates to.
The airport is one of the best small airports I have flown into.
www.airlinequality.com /Airports/Airport_forum/trf.htm   (499 words)

  
 District heating at Oslo airport, Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The heating system for Oslo's new international airport at Gardermoen is based on a district heating network relying on heat produced from bioenergy.
The airport opened to air traffic on 18th October 1998, but the heating system was started up a year earlier and used during the construction of the new buildings.
By using wet biomass to meet the airport's heat requirements, the energy stored in forestry residues is utilised, avoiding the use of 35 GWh/year of fuel oil.
www.aboutbioenergy.info /Oslo.html   (1012 words)

  
 Oslo Lufthavn As, in Norway
The airport development is the largest land-based project in Norway.
Oslo International Airport will be an integrated hub providing easy transfers to connecting flights, trains, coaches and private cars.
Oslo International Airport is managed by Oslo Lufthavn AS, a subsidiary of the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration.
www.randburg.com /no/osloairp.html   (300 words)

  
 Few hitches as new Oslo airport opens for flights
OSLO, Oct 8: Oslo's new airport opened for business early on Thursday, after a gigantic overnight removal operation using 500 trucks to ferry equipment from the old one.
Smoke from a cable on one of the new trains serving Gardermoen airport and some flight delays were among minor problems on the opening day.
The airport, officially opened on Wednesday evening by King Harald cost 20 billion crowns ($2.7 billion) and can handle 17 million passengers a year, double that of the 59-year-old Fornebu airport.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19981009/28255154.html   (316 words)

  
 Airport Oslo
Airport and Transportation guide: There are three airports in the Oslo area, one only dealing with domestic flights.
The number of passengers on the domestic routes was reduced by 3,5% and on the international routes by 0,9%.
At the information and service counter in the arrival hall, some tourist and travel information for the Oslo area is available to arriving passengers and visitors.
www.hotels-oslo.com /attractions1.html   (384 words)

  
 Airport Lounges in Oslo Norway Europe, Oslo Airport Lounges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
US companies offering bargain access to American airport lounges in Oslo can be found above - most don't require you to have traveled in a particular class or with a specific airline to use their Oslo airport lounge.
Relaxing in an airport lounge in Oslo is a great way to avoid the hassles associated with crowded Oslo airports –particularly with the longer check-in times and stringent security measures, or in the event your flight is delayed.
Booking your place in an airport lounge in advance is prudent, especially if the flight is delayed, when many more people will try to use the airport lounges.
us.a-zoftourism.com /Airport+Lounges-in-Oslo.htm   (345 words)

  
 Harmonisation of the Care and Use of Fish in Research
The meeting will be held at the Clarion Oslo Airport Hotel, which is located at Oslo's main airport, Gardermoen, situated approximately 50 km North-East of Oslo city centre just off the E6 motorway.
Oslo city centre, with all its facilities for leisure activities, eating out and sightseeing, is within easy reach, either by the Airport Express Train, which takes 19 minutes, or by the airport buses which take 40 minutes.
Here you can see an overall view of the airport (with the hotel to the extreme left), an exterior view, an overall view of the hotel and plan of the facilities.
oslovet.veths.no /fish/2005/intro.html   (854 words)

  
 Otel.com | Quality Hotel Airport Gardermoen Oslo | Oslo Cheap Hotel
This hotel is located close to the airport of Oslo and was established in 1985.
The Quality Airport Hotel Gardermoen is a first-class hotel situated just a few minutes from Oslo Airport and the city centre of Oslo.
Quality Airport Gardermoen is only five minutes from Oslo Gardermoen Airport, which is served by frequent bus and train connections.
www.conventh.otel.com /hotels/quality_hotel_airport_gardermoen_oslo.htm   (306 words)

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