Country airport index

Airports in Denmark.

1 airportPrimary zone: Europe/Copenhagen

This page lists 1 retained airport record in our curated Denmark airport catalog with IATA and ICAO codes, city names, and local timezone information. Airport records come from OurAirports and timezone rules come from the IANA database. Click any airport for coordinates, elevation, the current local time, and nearby airports.

Content reviewed Apr 30, 2026. This airport index is reviewed as a curated reference surface. It does not claim complete aviation coverage for Denmark; it lists 1 retained airport record (1 large airport) across Europe/Copenhagen.

Coverage note. This is an airport-reference index for timezone and travel planning. It focuses on retained large and medium airport records with usable codes and coordinates, not every runway, heliport, closed facility, or local landing strip. Airport service levels, terminal operations, route availability, and codes can change; verify with the airport, airline, NOTAM, or official aviation source before travel.

Country airport evidence

Why this Denmark airport page is retained

11/12 signals

This page is classified as a single-airport reference. The evidence score comes from static source coverage: codes, airport facts, official domains, city-clock handoffs, IANA zones, operational facts, and country dossiers where present.

Retained scope

single-airport reference

Denmark has 1 retained large/medium airport record (1 large, 0 medium) across 1 IANA zone.

Code and entity coverage

1 IATA, 1 ICAO

1 retained record have airport-facts rows; 1 cite official airport domains and 1 carry Wikidata entity links.

Traffic and operation facts

0 passenger rows

No retained record quotes passenger-volume facts yet; operational depth comes from type, code, timezone, runway, source, and scheduled-service fields where available.

Timezone pattern

single airport-timezone cluster

The retained airport set resolves to one dominant local-clock pattern, but each airport still stores its own IANA identifier for DST-safe calculations.

Verification boundary

4 source URLs

Visible source hosts include cph.dk, en.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org, ourairports.com. These support identity and static facts, not live routes, terminal assignments, NOTAMs, or airline schedules.

Editorial status

manual dossier attached

Manual dossier sources are attached for country-level aviation context; point-in-time statements still defer to the linked authorities.

Source hosts seen in retained airport facts

cph.dken.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com

Traveler planning patterns

How to use Denmark airport data without overreading it

Country-specific caveats

Start with the gateway layer

Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH) is the first retained airport to check for Denmark; then scan the 1 large and 0 medium records for regional alternates.

Keep airport-local time explicit

The retained airport set behaves like a single local-clock cluster, but the airport-specific IANA zone still matters around DST transitions and imported calendar events.

Use codes for the search, city pages for context

1 airport records link onward to vetted city-time pages, so a code lookup can become a local-clock, daylight, holiday, and meeting-time check.

Treat schedules as live elsewhere

1 retained record carry a scheduled-service flag, but route availability, airline service, terminals, and disruption notices are not live here.

Watch holidays and local operating days

Denmark has a holiday country page on this site, so use it alongside airport time checks for closures, public-holiday pressure, and ground-service planning.

Know what the passenger data covers

No retained airport quotes passenger-volume facts yet, so the page avoids traffic rankings and leans on source-backed type, code, timezone, and city context.

Airport coverage patterns

How the Denmark airport index is structured

This page adds country-level context around airport counts, code coverage, timezone spread, and city-clock handoffs. It is built from the retained airport dataset rather than a live airline or aviation registry feed.

Coverage pattern

Denmark has a single retained airport record (1 large airport). With one entry, this page is effectively a single-airport timezone reference rather than a country-wide index.

Code reliability

Every retained Denmark record carries both an IATA and an ICAO code (1 of each), so passenger-facing and aviation lookups resolve consistently across the set.

Timezone spread

Every retained airport in Denmark resolves to Europe/Copenhagen (1), so the country's airport clocks move together and a single offset check covers the whole set.

Major airport examples

The standout anchor here is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH) in Copenhagen. Large airports lead the list because they are the most reliable hooks for travelers, city clocks, and cross-border time checks.

City-clock handoff

Airport records here hand off to indexable city pages such as Copenhagen (CPH). Handoffs are restricted to vetted city pages so the airport index does not spend crawl budget on thin local URLs.

Regional peer comparison

Denmark has 1 retained airport records vs. Albania 1, Austria 1, Belarus 1 in the same continent. This is a structural comparison of retained-record counts, not an audit of national aviation policy or fleet size.

Operational depth

Across the retained Denmark set we have 3 curated runway records and 1 airport flagged with scheduled service. Operational facts come from the Wikipedia-derived airport-facts curation, which is sparse for smaller airports and not a substitute for the airport authority's own data.

Editorial dossier

Copenhagen Airport (CPH, Kastrup) served 29.9 million travellers in 2024 (+3.1%), nearly hitting its 30M ceiling. SAS, Norwegian, and Ryanair dominate; the Copenhagen-Stockholm-Oslo triangle is one of Europe's busiest short-haul corridors. Billund (BLL) and Aalborg (AAL) anchor the provincial network. The Danish Trafikstyrelsen (Transport Agency) regulates; CPH is publicly listed but majority-owned by the Danish state and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

Aviation profile recap

1 retained record; 1 large + 0 medium.
Traveler boundary: use these records for timezone orientation and airport discovery. Verify live operations, route availability, terminal status, and NOTAM-sensitive details with official airport, airline, or aviation sources.

Country aviation profile

Aviation profile snapshot for Denmark

Curated airport facts

These numbers aggregate the curated airport-facts file across this country’s retained records. Missing fields mean the curation file does not quote that figure; they are not zero-imputed.

International gateways

0

Records flagged with an international-gateway role label.

Scheduled service

1 / 1

Records with the OurAirports “scheduled service” flag set.

Runway records

3

Sum of curated runway counts where the facts file quotes a number.

Curated passenger coverage

0 / 1

Curated passenger figures are not yet attached to retained records here.

Gateway evidence matrix

Leading retained airports and their source signals

1 representative rows

The rows below show why the top airport records are useful beyond a country list: role labels, code identity, timezone, scheduled-service flags, passenger/runway facts where quoted, and the source hosts that back static airport identity.

Copenhagen Kastrup Airport

Copenhagen · CPH · Europe/Copenhagen

EKCH

OurAirports classifies CPH as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.

Operations

scheduled service; 3 runways; longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m

Source signals

official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals

cph.dken.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com

Time-zone span

Single-zone airport clock for Denmark

All retained airport records resolve to one IANA timezone (Europe/Copenhagen, UTC+02:00 CEST with DST). Local-clock math is simpler here than in multi-zone countries, but the airport’s stored IANA identifier is still the authoritative reference for DST transition weekends.

Regional peer comparison

Denmark vs. Europe peers

Retained-record counts

Peers are picked by geographic proximity (same continent) and similarity of retained-record counts. Comparison is structural — it does not audit fleet size, national aviation policy, or passenger traffic.

CountryAirports
Denmark1
Albania1
Austria1
Belarus1

Country aviation dossier

Editorial context for Denmark aviation

Hand-curated

Copenhagen Airport (CPH, Kastrup) served 29.9 million travellers in 2024 (+3.1%), nearly hitting its 30M ceiling. SAS, Norwegian, and Ryanair dominate; the Copenhagen-Stockholm-Oslo triangle is one of Europe's busiest short-haul corridors. Billund (BLL) and Aalborg (AAL) anchor the provincial network. The Danish Trafikstyrelsen (Transport Agency) regulates; CPH is publicly listed but majority-owned by the Danish state and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

Last verified 2026-05-09 · manually curated. Figures quoted in this paragraph are point-in-time; treat the linked sources as authoritative.

Frequently asked

Denmark airport questions

How many airports does Denmark have in this index?
This index retains 1 airport record for Denmark (1 large and 0 medium). It is a curated reference set with usable IATA/ICAO codes and coordinates, not a complete national aviation registry.
Which is the largest airport in Denmark?
Large-airport records appear first in this index. The top entries for Denmark include Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH). No quoted passenger-volume figure is attached to those records in the curated airport-facts file.
Which timezone is Denmark in?
All retained airport records in Denmark resolve to Europe/Copenhagen. The zone observes a seasonal DST shift, so local-clock math around transition weekends needs care.
Are these airports served by scheduled airlines?
1 of 1 retained records in Denmark carry the OurAirports "scheduled service" flag. That flag is a structural tag from the OurAirports dataset, not a real-time schedule check.
How does Denmark compare with regional peers for airport count?
Among same-continent peers with similar retained-record counts, Denmark has 1 records vs. Albania (1), Austria (1), Belarus (1). The comparison covers only retained records on this site, not full national aviation inventories.

Country overview

Airport coverage for Denmark

The retained catalog currently includes 1 airport record in 1 airport city or locality. Large airports are shown first because they are usually the most useful entry points for flight planning, timezone checks, and nearby-city lookup.

Retained records

1

Airport localities

1

Timezone records

1 zone

Time-zone planning

Use the airport clock for travel math

For overnight flights, connections near daylight-saving transitions, and cross-border itineraries, use the airport’s IANA timezone instead of assuming every airport follows the country’s primary zone.

Europe/Copenhagen1 airport

Codes, clocks, and city mapping

How to read the Denmark airport index

IATA + ICAO reference

IATA coverage

1 codes

Useful for passenger-facing flight searches, tickets, airport boards, and quick route lookup.

ICAO coverage

1 codes

Useful for aviation references, flight tracking, weather briefings, and operational documents.

Airport mix

1 large / 0 medium

Gateway airports are prioritized first, but regional airports remain useful for local clock checks.

DST travel risk

Single-zone

Recheck local airport time around overnight arrivals, daylight-saving weekends, and cross-border connections.

Major city to airport links

These rows connect retained airport records to city-time pages, so a reader can move from a flight code to the local clock, nearby planning context, and meeting-time checks.

Major airport list

Key airports in Denmark

Large airports first

These entries are pulled from the same retained catalog as the full table below. Use them as a starting point for local time, code lookup, and nearby-city planning, then verify route and terminal details with the airport or airline.

Route-planning cues

When this airport index is useful

Start with gateway airports

1 large airport

Use large-airport entries first for broad trip planning, then scan medium airports for regional options.

Check the local clock

1 timezone

Compare airport zones before overnight arrivals, early departures, or daylight-saving changes.

Move to city context

1 linked airport

Linked city pages help turn an airport timezone into a local clock for meetings and ground plans.

Boundary: this page supports code lookup, timezone checks, and city planning. It does not verify active routes, terminals, flight schedules, border rules, or operating notices.

City coverage

Airport cities with time pages

Illustrative airport time board

Example flight and gate labels are generated for display; local-time values use the timezone records shown on the page.

Destination
Flight
Gate
Local Time
COPENHAGEN (CPH)
JL 834
C21
2
0
0
5
IATAName
CPHCopenhagen Kastrup Airport