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Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup
Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Københavns Lufthavne | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Kastrup, Tårnby, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 17 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°37′05″N 012°39′22″E / 55.61806°N 12.65611°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | cph.dk | ||||||||||||||||||
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Copenhagen Airport (Danish: Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup) or Copenhagen Airport (Danish: Københavns Lufthavn; (IATA: CPH, ICAO: EKCH)) is international airport in Denmark and has 3 terminals. This airport is largest in the Nordic countries.
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.
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
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See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto de Copenhague-Kastrup para niños
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