Temporarily closed airspace over southern Norway

Due to a technical error at Oslo Control Center, the airspace over southern Norway is temporarily closed. All planes are on the ground.

Significant delays are expected. Duration is currently unknown.

– We encourage all travelers to comply with the information they receive from their airline. We apologize for the inconvenience this causes, writes Avinor on its website.

At Oslo Airport, the last flight took off at 6 o’clock, according to Avinor’s overview.

Oslo Control Center at Røyken is one of Norway’s three aviation control centers and covers southern Norway together with Stavanger Control Center in Sola. But Sola will have the same problems as you have at Røyken.

Challenges with the communication systems

– We have challenges with the communication systems. There are two systems that do not talk to each other, says Framholt.

Avinor is working hard to get the error corrected, but it is very difficult to say how long it will take, she says.

All planes are now on the ground in southern Norway.

– No aircraft is allowed to take off. The same applies to all flights going to southern Norway, says Framholt.

She says there is no danger of any planes landing.

– This error has lasted for an hour, so I don’t think there are any planes in the air over southern Norway now. All planes must also already have an alternative airport on departure that they can go down to if there is a problem, says Framholt.