According to Eurocontrol, a pan-European civil-military organization dedicated to supporting European aviation, Scandinavia has the most punctual airports in Europe.
Sweden’s largest airport Stockholm Arlanda had the best punctuality in 2024 for departing flights among the top 30 largest airports in Europe. In 2024, Stockholm Arlanda Airport had a punctuality rate of 80 per cent for departing flights. This is an increase of four per cent compared to 2023. Oslo Airport Gardermoen came in second place in Eurocontrol’s annual overview, followed by Copenhagen Kastrup Airport in third.

The punctuality of departing flights for all airports in Eurocontrol’s network was on average just over 66 per cent, which is one per cent better than 2023 and seven per cent lower than pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

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“It is very gratifying that Arlanda was able to deliver the best punctuality for departing flights in Europe in 2024. Punctuality is always a top priority, and we will continue our targeted efforts to strengthen it further together with all our employees and partners who contribute to Arlanda’s efficiency. In recent years, Swedavia has made major investments in Arlanda, including a new modern security control and the new Marketplace. In 2025, the remaining parts of the new Marketplace will open and work to develop the airport will continue,” said Jonas Abrahamsson, Swedavia’s president and CEO. In a press release.

Other interesting figures from the Eurocontrol reportshow that the largest market segment in Europe remained “Mainline” (36%), closely followed by “Low-cost” (34%), both expanding their share by 1 percentage point in 2024 (vs 2023) The latter remained the more dynamic of the two (8% growth for low-cost and 7% for Mainline).
Scandinavia – The Most Punctual Airports in Europe, Tor Kjolberg reporting