CPH · Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport.
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Copenhagen Airport
International airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for CPH
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2542; ident EKCH; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
cph.dk
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Copenhagen Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
CPH / EKCH
OurAirports ident
EKCH
GPS / local code
EKCH
ISO region
DK-84
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
cph.dk
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q206277
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Copenhagen · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.6 km
Approximate distance to central Copenhagen.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Copenhagen
Languages
Danish
Currency
DKK (kr)
Country area
43,094 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2), ASPH
Opened / operator
1925
Owner / entity
Københavns Lufthavne
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen's built-up core sits roughly 8.6 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Copenhagen (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH / EKCH) is at 55.6179° N, 12.6560° E, elevation 17 ft (5 m), serving Copenhagen, Denmark.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Copenhagen is in Denmark (capital Copenhagen); on Europe/Copenhagen (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Danish; currency: DKK (kr).
Distance from central Copenhagen: 9 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for CPH.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH / EKCH)
Copenhagen Airport · International airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark
Known label 1
København
Alternate airport-name cue retained for CPH, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Malmö
Alternate airport-name cue retained for CPH, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
EKCH · EKCH · DK-84
cph.dk · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
In 2023, it was the largest airport in the Nordic countries.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for CPH; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Indre By
indre-by · 8.4 km from CPH
Denmark · Europe/Copenhagen · +0h · population 26,223 · city coordinates 55.6777, 12.5730
2. Copenhagen
copenhagen · 8.6 km from CPH
Denmark · Europe/Copenhagen · +0h · population 1,153,615 · city coordinates 55.6759, 12.5655
3. Frederiksberg
frederiksberg · 10 km from CPH
Denmark · Europe/Copenhagen · +0h · population 95,029 · city coordinates 55.6794, 12.5346
4. Valby
valby · 10 km from CPH
Denmark · Europe/Copenhagen · +0h · population 46,161 · city coordinates 55.6661, 12.5139
5. Hvidovre
hvidovre · 12 km from CPH
Denmark · Europe/Copenhagen · +0h · population 53,527 · city coordinates 55.6430, 12.4771
6. Avedøre
avedore · 13 km from CPH
Denmark · Europe/Copenhagen · +0h · population 53,443 · city coordinates 55.6272, 12.4564
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. GOT ESGG
Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Göteborg
229 km from CPH · Europe/Stockholm · +0h · elevation 506 ft (154 m) · airport coordinates 57.6628, 12.2798
2. HAM EDDH
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Hamburg
280 km from CPH · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 53 ft (16 m) · airport coordinates 53.6304, 9.9882
3. BER EDDB
Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Berlin
366 km from CPH · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 157 ft (48 m) · airport coordinates 52.3617, 13.5023
Route-time reference set
1. CPH-GOT
Göteborg · 229 km · 1h 7m
Europe/Stockholm · +0h from CPH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. CPH-HAM
Hamburg · 280 km · 1h 11m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from CPH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. CPH-BER
Berlin · 366 km · 1h 18m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from CPH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2), ASPH
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for CPH.
Runway identifiers
04L/22R · 04R/22L · 12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Country and authority
CPH sits in Denmark (Kingdom of Denmark), whose capital is Copenhagen. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Northern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Danish. Currency context: DKK (kr). CPH is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
CPH is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with København, Malmö. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: In 2023, it was the largest airport in the Nordic countries.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q206277 · Copenhagen Airport. Owner / owning body: Københavns Lufthavne. Administrative area: Tårnby Municipality. Named after: Copenhagen · Kastrup
Field and clock profile
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport is a near sea-level field at 17 ft (5 m), positioned at 55.6179° N, 12.6560° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Copenhagen (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Indre By is the closest retained city-time anchor at 8.4 km. GOT Göteborg is the closest retained airport alternative at 229 km.
Country airport peers
CPH has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
CPH-GOT Göteborg: 229 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. CPH-HAM Hamburg: 280 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. CPH-BER Berlin: 366 km, about 1h 18m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EKCH backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. cph.dk is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway identifiers
04L/22R, 04R/22L, 12/30
OurAirports classifies CPH as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
CPH (EKCH) is a near sea-level field at 17 ft (5 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
CPH sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
CPH's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2), ASPH.
A specific operator or management record for CPH is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at cph.dk, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for CPH
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
CPH uses Europe/Copenhagen (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport is about 8.6 km from central Copenhagen; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
GOT Göteborg is the closest retained alternate at 229 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
cph.dk is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place CPH inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
CPH ranks #1 in the curated Denmark airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
CPH has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Europe/Copenhagen a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
CPH is 17 ft (5 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GRQ 17 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · MPL 17 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · SAN 17 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · SUV 17 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · AEP 18 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
CPH's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are GOT 229 km +0h · HAM 280 km +0h · BER 366 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Göteborg | GOT | 229 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Hamburg | HAM | 280 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Berlin | BER | 366 km | 1h 18m | +0h | --:--:-- |
CPH to GOT
Göteborg
Distance 229 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone Europe/Stockholm is +0h from CPH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
CPH to HAM
Hamburg
Distance 280 km; estimated travel window 1h 11m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from CPH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
CPH to BER
Berlin
Distance 366 km; estimated travel window 1h 18m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from CPH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Copenhagen is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Copenhagen is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from CPH, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Indre By
indre-by · 8.4 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Copenhagen
copenhagen · 8.6 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Frederiksberg
frederiksberg · 10 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Valby
valby · 10 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hvidovre
hvidovre · 12 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Avedøre
avedore · 13 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vanløse
vanlose · 13 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rødovre
rodovre · 14 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brøndbyvester
brondbyvester · 16 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Charlottenlund
charlottenlund · 16 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Glostrup
glostrup · 17 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vallensbæk
vallensbaek · 17 km · Europe/Copenhagen
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Göteborg (GOT), Hamburg (HAM), Berlin (BER). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2), ASPH; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1925.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from CPH. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Göteborg Landvetter AirportGOT
Göteborg · large airport
- Distance
- 229 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 506 ft (154 m)
Compare against GOT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt AirportHAM
Hamburg · large airport
- Distance
- 280 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 53 ft (16 m)
Compare against HAM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Berlin Brandenburg AirportBER
Berlin · large airport
- Distance
- 366 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 157 ft (48 m)
Compare against BER when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH) in?▾
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport is in the Europe/Copenhagen timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Copenhagen Kastrup Airport?▾
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport uses IATA code CPH and ICAO code EKCH.
Where is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport located?▾
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport is located in Copenhagen, Denmark at coordinates 55.6179° N, 12.6560° E, with an elevation of 17 ft (5 m) (near sea-level field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport from central Copenhagen?▾
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport sits roughly 8.6 km from the nearest mapped city center for Copenhagen.
Which route reference is most useful from CPH?▾
Göteborg (GOT) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 7m, destination timezone Europe/Stockholm, and a +0h difference from CPH.
How many runways does Copenhagen Kastrup Airport have?▾
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers include 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 12/30.