About Copenhagen
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark, the rest of Zealand, the Oresund Region, and a large part of southern Sweden. It is the largest airport in the Nordic countries and one of the oldest international airports in Europe. It is the main hub for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
The airport takes advantage of its location on the island of Amager to minimize noise pollution over the city. It has a highly efficient layout where all terminals are connected under one roof. The airport is renowned for its Scandinavian design, featuring wooden floors and plenty of natural light, creating a relaxed passenger experience.
It is connected to the city center by metro and regional trains, with a travel time of just 15 minutes. It also serves as a key gateway to Malmö, Sweden, via the Øresund Bridge. The airport is consistently rated as one of the most efficient and user-friendly in Europe.
Kastrup's ownership structure is unusual for a major European hub: 39.2 per cent belongs to the Danish state, 27.7 per cent to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan of Canada and 30 per cent to Australian infrastructure fund Macquarie's European division, with the remaining shares publicly floated on Nasdaq Copenhagen. This foreign shareholding was politically contentious when finalised in 2011 but survived a subsequent parliamentary review under a special "critical infrastructure" clause. The airport's origins predate commercial flight regulation entirely: on 20 April 1925 a Junkers F.13 flown by pilot Ejnar Dessau took off from a converted potato field and inaugurated scheduled service to Malmö in Sweden, using coordinates that were pinned in place with wooden survey stakes borrowed from a nearby carrot farm. Kastrup shares the city name officially with Malmö Airport under a 2001 bilateral marketing agreement that established the joint brand "CPH Airports".