AirportsCopenhagen Kastrup Airport is a large airport serving Copenhagen, in Capital Region, Denmark. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CPH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CPH
- ICAO code
- EKCH
- City
- Copenhagen
- State or region
- Capital Region
- Country
- Denmark
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.6179° N, 12.6560° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (17 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CPH means Copenhagen Kastrup Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EKCH. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.6179° N, 12.6560° E. It stands 5 metres (17 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Copenhagen, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 11 airports of Denmark on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04L/22R | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04R/22L | 3,300 m 10,827 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen Roskilde AirportRoskilde | RKE | 33 km |
| Malmö Sturup AirportMalmö, Sweden | MMX | 46 km |
| Ängelholm-Helsingborg AirportÄngelholm, Sweden | AGH | 76 km |
| Halmstad AirportHalmstad, Sweden | HAD | 120 km |
| Bornholm AirportRønne | RNN | 147 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,840 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,411 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,819 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 979 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,189 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,029 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,968 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,709 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,043 km | 19 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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