Copenhagen Airport

Copenhagen Airport (Danish: Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup) or Copenhagen Airport (Danish: Københavns Lufthavn; (IATA: CPHICAO: EKCH)) is an international airport in Denmark that has 3 terminals. It is the largest airport in the Nordic countries.

Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup
Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup
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IATA: CPHICAO: EKCH
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Københavns Lufthavne
Serves Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden
Location Kastrup, Tårnby, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hub for *Norwegian Air Shuttle
Elevation AMSL 5 m / 17 ft
Coordinates 55°37′05″N 012°39′22″E / 55.61806°N 12.65611°E / 55.61806; 12.65611Coordinates: 55°37′05″N 012°39′22″E / 55.61806°N 12.65611°E / 55.61806; 12.65611
Website cph.dk
Map
Location within Denmark
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04L/22R 3,600 11,811 Asphalt
04R/22L 3,300 10,827 Asphalt
12/30 2,800 9,186 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers Increase30,298,531[1]
Domestic Decrease1,586,728[1]
International Increase28,711,803[1]
Aircraft movements Increase266,096[1]
Source: AIP[2]

Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle are the largest airlines in Copenhagen.

It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Copenhagen city centre, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Malmö city centre.

There are three runways: 3,600m, 3,300m and 2,800m, all are asphalt.

The most popular flight destinations from Copenhagen are London, Oslo and Stockholm.[3]

History

  • 1925 - Opens for service.
  • 1982 - The Cargo terminal opens.
  • 2006 - 20 million passengers for the first time.
  • 2007 - A metro station opens, connecting the airport to the Copenhagen Metro.
  • 2010 - The new low cost terminal CPH Go opens the 31st of October.

Passengers (2010) 21,501,750

Copenhagen Airport Media

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Copenhagen Airport Statistics" (PNG). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. "EKCH – København/Kastrup" (PDF). AIP Denmark. Copenhagen: Trafikstyrelsen/Danish Transport Authority. 28 June 2012. part AD 2 – EKCH. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. Car rental Copenhagen Airport (CPH) Discovercarhire. 06.12.2018.