CPHEKCH

Copenhagen Kastrup Airport

Copenhagen · Denmark · Europe/Copenhagen

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3Runways
11,811Longest (ft)
17Elevation (ft)
119Route Records
61Airline Records
UTC+1Timezone
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Route Intelligence

58Well Connected
Shortest route
RNNBornholm Airport146.6 km
DAT Danish Air Transport
Longest route
SINSingapore Changi Airport9,967.6 km
Singapore Airlines Cargo
Nearest international
GOTGöteborg Landvetter Airport228.5 km
Scandinavian Airlines System
Longest international
SINSingapore Changi Airport9,967.6 km
Scandinavian Airlines System
Longest domestic
AALAalborg Airport238.4 km
Norwegian Air Shuttle

Airport Connectivity Score

58/100

Well Connected

Destinations served119 destinations
Airline diversity61 airlines
Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

04L/22R11,811 ftAsphaltLIT
04R/22L10,827 ftAsphaltLIT
12/309,186 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
73
medium-haul
30
long-haul
10
ultra-long-haul
6

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
RKECopenhagen Roskilde Airport33.1 km
Nearest same country
RKECopenhagen Roskilde Airport33.1 km
Nearest international
MMXMalmö Sturup Airport46.2 km
Farthest airport
CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport18,550.5 km
Within 500 km: 60 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 240 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 635 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1RKECopenhagen Roskilde Airport33.1 kmM
2MMXMalmö Sturup Airport46.2 kmL
3AGHÄngelholm-Helsingborg Airport76.3 kmM
4KIDKristianstad Airport95.6 kmM
5HADHalmstad Airport119.8 kmM
6MRWLolland Falster Maribo Airport128.1 kmM
7RNNBornholm Airport146.6 kmM
8ODEOdense Hans Christian Andersen Airport147.3 kmL
9AARAarhus Airport148 kmL
10RNBRonneby Airport177.8 kmM

ATC Frequencies16

APPKastrup Arrival118.45 MHz
APPCopenhagen Approach119.8 MHz
APPKastrup Final120.2 MHz
ATISKastrup Arrival Information122.75 MHz
ATISKastrup Departure Information122.85 MHz
DELKastrup Clearance Delivery119.9 MHz
DEPKastrup Departure120.25 MHz
DEPKastrup Departure124.975 MHz
GNDKastrup Apron121.625 MHz
GNDKastrup Apron121.725 MHz
GNDKastrup Apron121.9 MHz
TWRKastrup Tower118.1 MHz
TWRKastrup Tower118.575 MHz
TWRKastrup Tower118.7 MHz
TWRKastrup Tower119.35 MHz
TWRKastrup Tower121.825 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
71
319
53
CR9
43
321
38
73H
38
CR2
17
738
16
DH4
14
AT7
10
343
8

Sample Routes

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RNNBornholm Airport146.6 km
short-haulDAT Danish Air Transport
AARAarhus Airport148 km
short-haulScandinavian Airlines System
SGDSønderborg Airport195.3 km
short-haulFly 6ix
ZAGZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport1,123.7 km
short-haulNorwegian Air Shuttle
VCEVenice Marco Polo Airport1,124.7 km
short-haulAir One
GVAGeneva International Airport1,138.3 km
short-haulAir China
SFOSan Francisco International Airport8,807 km
ultra-long-haulScandinavian Airlines System
LAXLos Angeles International Airport9,028.5 km
ultra-long-haulNorwegian Air ShuttleCS

Airline Records in Dataset61

JPAdria Airways
A3Aegean Airlines
EIAer Lingus
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
BTAir Baltic
ABAir Berlin
ACAir Canada
CAAir China
AFAir France
APAir One
JUAir Serbia
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
RCAtlantic Airways
OSAustrian Airlines
BABritish Airways
SNBrussels Airlines
MUChina Eastern Airlines
OUCroatia Airlines
OKCzech Airlines
DXDAT Danish Air Transport
MSEgyptair
EKEmirates
OVEstonian Air
ETEthiopian Airlines
AYFinnair
6IFly 6ix
HUHainan Airlines
IBIberia Airlines
FIIcelandair
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LOLOT Polish Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
LGLuxair
W2Maastricht Airlines
TFMalmö Aviation
HGNiki
DYNorwegian Air Shuttle
PKPakistan International Airlines
PCPegasus Airlines
+21 more

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Airport HistoryEst. 1925

Copenhagen Airport is Scandinavia's largest and busiest airport, serving as the main hub for the region. Located on the island of Amager, just 8km from central Copenhagen, it is one of Europe's most accessible major airports.

✦CPH is the only major airport in the world where you can travel directly by train to another country — Sweden via the Øresund Bridge
✦The airport serves both Copenhagen (Denmark) and Malmö (Sweden) as a shared metropolitan hub
✦Copenhagen Airport has been carbon neutral since 2012
✦The airport's railway station sits directly under the terminal — one of Europe's most integrated airport-rail connections
1925
Kastrup Airport Opens

Copenhagen's first proper airport opens at Kastrup on Amager island, replacing a temporary grass airfield.

1939
Expanded Terminal Opens

A new larger terminal opens as Scandinavian air traffic grows in the pre-war period.

1946
SAS Founded

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is founded as a consortium of Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish carriers, making Copenhagen its primary hub.

1960
Jet Age Arrives

SAS introduces Boeing 707 jet service, transforming Copenhagen into a key transatlantic gateway.

1998
Øresund Rail Link Opens

Direct rail connection to Copenhagen Central Station opens, making CPH one of Europe's best-connected airports to its city center.

2000
Øresund Bridge Opens

The Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden opens, expanding CPH's catchment area to include the Swedish city of Malmö.

Operator
Copenhagen Airports A/S1990 – presentPartially privatised; Danish state retains 39.2% stake

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