# Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE / EKOD)

**Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport** (IATA: ODE, ICAO: EKOD) is a large airport in Odense, South Denmark, Denmark. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,845 m (6,053 ft). In 2016 it handled 23 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ODE / EKOD
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Odense, South Denmark, Denmark
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 17 m / 56 ft
- Coordinates: 55.4753, 10.3272
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,845 m / 6,053 ft
- Passengers: 23,183 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Copenhagen
- Website: http://www.hca-airport.dk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2896204
- Weather station: EKOD · WMO 06120
- Ident: EKOD

## Timeline

- 1943: Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,845 m / 6,053 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 060° / 240° | yes |
| 13/31 | 695 m / 2,280 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 130° / 310° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1993 | 625 | Eurostat |
| 1994 | 892 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 23,183 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 23K (2016) | #2,385 of 3,974 | #494 in Europe | #8 in DK |
| Longest runway | 1,845 m / 6,053 ft | =4,464 of 29,858 | #808 in Europe | #9 in DK |
| Elevation | 17 m / 56 ft | =38,889 of 43,403 | =5,213 in Europe | #34 in DK |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | #5 in DK |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in DK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 119.525 |

## Nearby airports

- [EKVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekvd.md) Kolding Vamdrup Airfield · 63 km / 39 mi
- [SGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksb.md) Sønderborg Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [SKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksp.md) Skrydstrup Air Base · 73 km / 45 mi
- [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [AAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekah.md) Aarhus Airport · 94 km / 58 mi
- [MRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekmb.md) Lolland Falster Maribo Airport · 112 km / 69 mi

## 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)
- [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/ekod/data