# Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH / EKCH)

**Copenhagen Kastrup Airport** (IATA: CPH, ICAO: EKCH) is a large airport in Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark. It opened on 20 Apr 1925. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,600 m (11,811 ft). In 2025 it handled 32.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CPH / EKCH
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Københavns Lufthavne
- Serves: Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
- Opened: 20 Apr 1925
- Elevation: 5 m / 17 ft
- Coordinates: 55.6179, 12.6560
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 3,600 m / 11,811 ft
- Passengers: 32,355,272 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Copenhagen
- Website: http://www.cph.dk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Airport (57 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206277
- Weather station: EKCH · WMO 06180
- Ident: EKCH

## Timeline

- 20 Apr 1925: Copenhagen Kastrup Airport opens.
- 28 Aug 1971: Malév Airlines Flight 731. 31 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04L/22R | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 041° / 221° | yes |
| 04R/22L | 3,300 m / 10,827 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 041° / 221° | yes |
| 12/30 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 123° / 303° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 25,531,833 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 26,512,227 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 28,945,913 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 29,100,430 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 30,191,525 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 30,120,542 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 7,490,810 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 9,147,762 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 22,063,668 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 26,698,515 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 29,833,794 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 32,355,272 | Eurostat |

## Routes

78 destinations in 36 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (51)

- [SGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksb.md) Sønderborg Airport · Denmark · 195 km / 121 mi · Alsie Express
- [KRP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekka.md) Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup · Denmark · 234 km / 145 mi · Alsie Express
- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 395 km / 245 mi · Ryanair
- [TRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ento.md) Sandefjord Airport, Torp · Norway · 422 km / 262 mi · Widerøe
- [POZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eppo.md) Poznań-Ławica Airport · Poland · 448 km / 278 mi · Ryanair
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 619 km / 385 mi · Eurowings
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 623 km / 387 mi · Eurowings, Ryanair
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 633 km / 393 mi · KLM
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 680 km / 423 mi · Lufthansa
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 713 km / 443 mi · AirBaltic
- [KUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eyka.md) Kaunas International Airport · Lithuania · 726 km / 451 mi · Ryanair
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 754 km / 469 mi · Brussels Airlines
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 779 km / 484 mi · Ryanair
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 810 km / 503 mi · Lufthansa
- [TLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eetn.md) Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · Estonia · 839 km / 521 mi · AirBaltic
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 877 km / 545 mi · Ryanair, Ethiopian Airlines, Austrian Airlines
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 914 km / 568 mi · Ryanair
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 995 km / 618 mi · Ryanair
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 1,001 km / 622 mi · Ryanair
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 1,002 km / 623 mi · Ryanair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,004 km / 624 mi · Air France
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,018 km / 633 mi · Ryanair
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 1,031 km / 641 mi · Ryanair
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,037 km / 644 mi · Transavia
- [TSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liph.md) Treviso Airport · Italy · 1,109 km / 689 mi · Ryanair
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 1,117 km / 694 mi · Ryanair
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 1,124 km / 698 mi · Croatia Airlines
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,125 km / 699 mi · Ryanair
- [TRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limf.md) Turin Airport · Italy · 1,211 km / 752 mi · Ryanair
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 1,236 km / 768 mi · Ryanair
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,241 km / 771 mi · Ryanair
- [TSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrtr.md) Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport · Romania · 1,248 km / 775 mi · Animawings
- [RMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lukk.md) Chişinău International Airport · Moldova · 1,482 km / 921 mi · FlyOne
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,536 km / 954 mi · Ryanair
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 1,632 km / 1,014 mi · Ryanair
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,769 km / 1,099 mi · Ryanair, Vueling
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,038 km / 1,266 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 2,059 km / 1,279 mi · Ryanair
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,139 km / 1,329 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,144 km / 1,332 mi · Icelandair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,165 km / 1,345 mi · Ryanair
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 2,225 km / 1,383 mi · Ryanair
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 2,471 km / 1,535 mi · Ryanair
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 2,472 km / 1,536 mi · TAP Air Portugal
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,489 km / 1,547 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 2,584 km / 1,606 mi · Ryanair
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,198 km / 1,987 mi · EgyptAir
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 5,669 km / 3,523 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 5,840 km / 3,629 mi · Air India
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 6,269 km / 3,895 mi · Air Canada
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 9,265 km / 5,757 mi · Vietnam Airlines

### Seasonal (17)

- [WMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epmo.md) Warsaw Modlin Airport · Poland · 629 km / 391 mi · Ryanair
- [EIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eheh.md) Eindhoven Airport · Netherlands · 667 km / 414 mi · Transavia
- [INN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowi.md) Innsbruck Airport · Austria · 934 km / 580 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 987 km / 613 mi · Ryanair
- [BZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipb.md) Bolzano Airport · Italy · 1,023 km / 636 mi · Sky Alps
- [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 1,295 km / 805 mi · Ryanair
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 1,337 km / 831 mi · Ryanair
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 1,368 km / 850 mi · Croatia Airlines
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,642 km / 1,020 mi · Ryanair
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 1,653 km / 1,027 mi · Ryanair
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,931 km / 1,200 mi · Ryanair
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 2,278 km / 1,415 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 2,992 km / 1,859 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 3,144 km / 1,954 mi · Sun d'Or International Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 5,802 km / 3,605 mi · Air Canada
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 6,189 km / 3,846 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 6,870 km / 4,269 mi · Delta Air Lines

### Cargo (11)

- [KRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/encn.md) Kristiansand Airport · Norway · 399 km / 248 mi · West Atlantic
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 733 km / 455 mi · FedEx Express
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,004 km / 624 mi · FedEx Express
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,840 km / 3,007 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [LCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klck.md) Rickenbacker International Airport · United States · 6,773 km / 4,209 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 6,854 km / 4,259 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 7,392 km / 4,593 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 8,323 km / 5,172 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 9,029 km / 5,610 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 9,513 km / 5,911 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 10,397 km / 6,460 mi · LATAM Cargo Brasil

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CPH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (6)

- WX [CityJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cityjet)
- DX [DAT](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dat)
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle)
- SVS [SAS Link](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sas-link)
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines)
- 6B [TUIfly Nordic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tuifly-nordic)

### Passenger (28)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 33
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 3
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 2
- 6I [Alsie Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alsie-express) · 2
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 2
- OU [Croatia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/croatia-airlines) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2 · seasonal
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 2
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 2
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 1
- AWG [Animawings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/animawings) · 1
- SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- 5F [FlyOne](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyone) · 1
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- ME [Middle East Airlines - Air Liban](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/middle-east-airlines-air-liban) · 1 · seasonal
- BQ [Sky Alps](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-alps) · 1 · seasonal
- LY [Sun d'Or International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-dor-international-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1
- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 1
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 1
- WF [Widerøe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wider-e) · 1

### Cargo (4)

- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 7
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 2
- M3 [LATAM Cargo Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-brasil) · 1
- PT [West Atlantic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-atlantic) · 1

Former hub of [Cimber Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cimber-air), [Conair of Scandinavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/conair-of-scandinavia), [Danair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/danair), [Det Danske Luftfartselskab](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/det-danske-luftfartselskab), [Flying Enterprise](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flying-enterprise), [Maersk Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maersk-air), [Norwegian Long Haul](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-long-haul), [SAS Commuter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sas-commuter), [Sterling Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sterling-airlines), [Transavia Denmark](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-denmark).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 32.4M (2025) | #70 of 3,974 | #19 in Europe | #1 in DK |
| Longest runway | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | =383 of 29,858 | =46 in Europe | #1 in DK |
| Elevation | 5 m / 17 ft | =41,673 of 43,403 | =5,614 in Europe | =48 in DK |
| Age | Opened 1925 | =244 of 15,079 | =178 in Europe | #1 in DK |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =2 in DK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Copenhagen Approach | 119.800 |
| ATIS | Kastrup Arrival Information | 122.750 |
| DEL | Kastrup Clearance Delivery | 119.900 |
| GND | Kastrup Apron | 121.625 |
| GND | Kastrup Apron | 121.725 |
| TWR | Kastrup Tower | 118.100 |
| ATIS | Kastrup Departure Information | 122.850 |
| TWR | Kastrup Tower | 118.575 |
| TWR | Kastrup Tower | 118.700 |
| TWR | Kastrup Tower | 119.350 |
| APP | Kastrup Arrival | 118.450 |
| TWR | Kastrup Tower | 121.825 |
| APP | Kastrup Final | 120.200 |
| DEP | Kastrup Departure | 120.250 |
| DEP | Kastrup Departure | 124.975 |
| GND | Kastrup Apron | 121.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [RKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekrk.md) Copenhagen Roskilde Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [MMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esms.md) Malmö Sturup Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [ESTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/estl.md) Ljungbyhed Airfield · 62 km / 39 mi
- [AGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esta.md) Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [KID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esmk.md) Kristianstad Airport · 96 km / 59 mi
- [HAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esmt.md) Halmstad Airport · 120 km / 74 mi

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #66

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Copenhagen Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copenhagen_Airport&oldid=1376789042), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch/data