Copenhagen Airport is the largest airport in the Scandinavian countries and one of the oldest international airports in Europe, with 30 million passengers in 2018. It is the third busiest airport in Northern Europe and the busiest airport for international travel in Scandinavia.
The aerodrome is located on the island of Amager, which is 8 kilometers south of Copenhagen city center and 24 kilometers west of Malmö city center, connected to Copenhagen via the Øresund Bridge. The airport covers an area of 11,8 km² and is mostly located in the municipality of Tårnby, with a small part in the city of Dragør.
The aerodrome is the hub used by Scandinavian Airlines and also serves as an operating base for Sunclass Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle. Copenhagen Airport handles around 60 scheduled airlines; It has a maximum operating capacity of 83 per hour, a total of 108 boarding bridges and remote parking spaces. Thanks to these features, the airport is frequently used by private jet charter services on flights.
Unlike other Scandinavian airports, most of the passengers at the airport are international passengers. In 2015, 1% of passengers traveled to other Danish airports and other airports, and 83,5% to other European airports and airports. A 10,4% has made intercontinental travels. The aerodrome is operated by Københavns Lufthavne’a, which operates Roskilde Airport. The airport is managed with 1.700 employees, excluding employees from shops, restaurants, etc.
Copenhagen private jet charter prices
Although Copenhagen air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Copenhagen are as follows.
| Light Jet | 16.650 EUR |
| Midsize Jet | 21.250 EUR |
| Heavy Jet | 30.450 EUR |
These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information.
Copenhagen Airport, a first in world history
Copenhagen Airport was originally called Kastrup Airport, because it served the small town of Kastrup, which is now part of the municipality of Tårnby. Today, Kastrup is not used much and the airport is referred to as Copenhagen Airport.
The airport was opened on April 20, 1925 and became one of the first civil airports in the world. It consisted of a large, impressive wooden terminal, several hangars, a balloon mast, a seaplane landing pad, and several grassy meadows that could be used as a runway. Take-offs and landings from 1932 to 1939 increased from 6.000 to 50.000, and the number of passengers increased to 72.000 in total.
During the years of World War II, Copenhagen airport was closed to all civilian operations except periodic flights to destinations in Sweden, Germany and Austria. The first hard surface runway opened in the summer of 1941. It was 1.400 meters long and 65 meters wide. When World War II ended in May 1945, Copenhagen became one of Europe’s most modern international airports. The biggest reason for this is that there was no attack on the runway during the war.
The first intercontinental flight was made in 1954
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was formed on August 1, 1947, as the Copenhagen airline would become the company’s headquarters. In the first years of operation of SAS, traffic increased rapidly. In 1948 Copenhagen airport became the third largest airport in Europe with 150 daily departures and around 300.000 passengers. The aerodrome continued to grow rapidly in the following periods. The terminal was expanded several times and new hangars were added.
In 1954, Scandinavian Airlines began the world’s first trans-pole route, and the first flights to Los Angeles were made. In 1956, the aerodrome broke a record by carrying 1 million passengers a year and won the “Best Airport in the World” award.
By May 10, 1960, when the new airport terminal (now Terminal 2) opened, the number of daily jet operations had increased to 28 and traffic continued to grow. Especially in these periods, a great increase was observed in private jet charters from Hollywood. The large new aerodrome terminal soon became very small, and another major expansion program was launched in 1969. Despite the increase in traffic in the 70s, no improvement was made on the runway, the reason for this was the establishment of new airports on the agenda. Until the 1980s, these proposals were evaluated, but no attempt was made on the new airport. In 1980 the Danish parliament decided instead to expand Copenhagen airport’s capacity to 20–22 million passengers by 2000.
In 1998, a number of major construction projects were completed: an underground train station was opened with a pier connecting the domestic and international terminals, a new arrivals hall, new modern luggage handling facilities, two large underground car parks with an area of 2400 m2. On July 1, 2000, the Øresund Bridge was opened, connecting Denmark and Sweden by motorway and railway. In 2006, for the first time in its history, Copenhagen airport exceeded 20 million passengers and broke its own record by carrying 20,9 million passengers. From the end of 2015, Emirates began operating flights for the Copenhagen route, making the airport the first airport in Scandinavia to have a regularly scheduled A380 service.
How to reach the city center from Copenhagen Airport?
The aerodrome’s station is located under Terminal 3 on the Øresund Railway Line. The station is served by trains operated by DSB Øresund as part of the Øresundståg service. These trains, which operate as a local service between Copenhagen city center and Helsingør, provide easy access to central points.
M2 line of Copenhagen Metro connects the airport to the city center in about 15 minutes. The metro station is two floors above the underground train station and continues on elevated tracks after 5 stations until underground.
Movia buses 5C, 35, 36 and Gråhundbus lines 999 and 888 as well as the express bus to Jutland stop at the airport. The E20 motorway is right next to the airport. The E20 provides access to many central points by using the Øresund Bridge toll road to Sweden. There are 8.600 parking spaces at the airport.
What to eat & where to visit in Copenhagen?
Copenhagen, which is the star of the gastronomy world, has world-famous restaurants. Although Copenhagen is famous for its luxury restaurants, simple but delicious flavors such as hot dogs are also available all over the city. The main dish of the city, which is famous for its sausages, is Rød Pølse. Known as an open-top sandwich, Smørrebrød is one of the must-taste delicacies. Durum Shawarma, Flæskesteg, Herring, Copenhagen Style Burgers are very tasty dishes unique to the city.
Copenhagen is a very popular city in terms of sightseeing tourism. Amalienborg Palace, National Museum, Nyhavn Canal, Tivoli Gardens, The Little Mermaid Statue are the places where tourists visit frequently.
