Copenhagen Airport

Copenhagen Airport
Quick Info
Type of Airport commercial
Run by Copenhagen Airports A/S
Opened April 20, 1925
City Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates Template:Coor dms
IATA CPH ICAO EKCH
Runways
Direction Length Surface
(ft) (m)
4R-22L 10,833 3,302 Paved
4L-22R 9,842 3,000 Paved
12-30 9,186 2,800 Paved
Statistics
2003
Number of Passengers 18,294,387
Number of Takeoffs/Landings 259,002
Freight volume 335,731 t
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Copenhagen Airport (Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup in Danish) located on the island Amager, is the major airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark, being located 8 km from the city. The airport is the main hub for Scandinavian Airlines System. Copenhagen Airport serves about 50,000 passengers per day. 18.3 million passengers passed through the facility in 2002. A train station, opened in 2000, is located directly beneath the arrival hall. Also a Copenhagen Metro station is planned to be in operation by 2007.

Malmö-Sturup Airport (MMX), east of Malmö, serves as a secondary airport for Copenhagen and Malmö.

Copenhagen Airport was originally called Kastrup Airport, since it is located in the small town of Kastrup, and the latter name is still in use. Copenhagen Airports A/S own a 49% stake in Newcastle Airport.

The airport has 18,000 employees, and has a maximum capacity of 83 loadings/hour, with room for 108 airplanes.

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Facilities

Various facilities are offered at the airport, including safe boxes, a seating area and a restaurant area.

History

1925 April 20 opened. It was one of the first private airports in the world. It opened with a grass runway
1932 6000 Take offs and landings in the year.
1939 New terminal building built (Designer: Vilhelm Lauritzen)
1948 150 Take offs and landings per day / 3000 Passengers per day
1954 11,000 Tons of freight per year.
1956 1 million passenger per year.
Won the award as the worlds best airport.
1960 10th of May Terminal 2 opened New control tower finished.
1982 Cargo terminal opened.
1986 Parking garage with 2400 spaces opened
1999 Baggage handling system modernised
2000 20-22 million Passengers per year.
2001 A 5 star Hilton hotel with 382 beds is opened at the airport.
2001 267,000 take offs and landings.

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KastrupAirport_Panorama.jpg
Airport-Panorama

Terminals

Copenhagen Airport has three terminals:

Terminal 1

Terminal 2

Terminal 3

External links

de:Kastrup Airport ja:コペンハーゲン国際空港 pl:Port lotniczy Kopenhaga-Kastrup sv:Kastrup (flygplats)

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