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Oslo airport briefly closes one runway due to drone detection

By Thomson Reuters Jan 11, 2026 | 7:56 AM

OSLO, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Oslo’s main ‍airport briefly closed one of its ‌two ‌runways on Sunday following a drone observation in ​the area, ‍operator ​Avinor said.

The ​closure was ‍caused by “a small hobby drone” and ‍lasted for some 20 minutes ‍before ‍regular ​traffic was ​restored, ⁠an Avinor ‌spokesperson said.

(Reporting by Terje SolsvikEditing by Tomasz ⁠Janowski)