This spot together with spot B is the easiest to find at OSL - you just need to walk in western direction to find it - along the ramp in front of the terminal at the departure level. From the spot you have the full view of all odd numbered gates at the domestic pier (even numbered gates are on the north side - the opposite side), the remote parking area on the southern part of the apron and you can also following taxiing aircraft on Mike and November. The parking stands for turbo props are farthest off along the pier.

SAS Braathens is the largest operator of flights within Norway after the merger between SAS and Braathens. These days with the gradual introduction of the new SAS colours scheme is it always quite exciting to see you can get a new aircraft in that colours. The photo is taken as LN-RCN is being pushed back from the parking at gate 19 and parked at gate 17 is LN-RPJ - in the new colours.

The gate closest to the terminal is Gate 23. This photo is taken through one of the windows of the control tower as climbed the steps to the top during the Open Airport Day in September 2003.

And this is how close you get to an aircraft parked at gate 23 (100 mm lens).

Parts of guardrail along the ramp has plexiglas added to the top, but at both ends there aren't any obstructions if you are into aviation photography.

SAS Braathens 737-505 LN-BRO parked in front of gate 11 - the last gate out along the pier with jetway passenger boarding bridges. Further away are parking stands for turboprop aircraft serving smaller airports on the west coast and the inland of eastern Norway.

To get a perfect side is easy - just wait for the push from gate 11/13/15/17. The yellow line behind the main wheels of this Norwegian 737-300 is the centreline of taxiway Kilo 1.

Aircraft from parking stands in front of the gates 19, 21 and 23 are usually pushed back to taxiway Kilo 2 with the nose facing you. Now and then you can get lucky to get a waving hand from the co-pilot as the aircraft turns to the left in front of you.

Parked at stand 7 the Danish Air Transport ATR42 - nicknamed the Parrot.

Now we have paned to the left and there are the remote parking stands

And in between you have a great view of aircraft taxiing on November on its way to take off on runway 01L.

I you have a good camera, preferably with a 400mm lens with panning stabilizer, you get great shots of smaller jets rotating on 01L in the same sector.

But even larger aircraft taking off to the south can be one of the treats from this spot.

Since you are facing to the west, the lighting effects can be interesting during a bright summer evening.

To end this description of spot A - here is a photo taken as I arrived at gate 15 with a SAS Braathens 737-705 from AES. The ramp to the right of this photo shows spot A.