| Copenhagen Airport
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| Quick Info
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| Type of Airport
| commercial
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| Run by
| Copenhagen Airports A/S
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| Opened
| April 20, 1925
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| City
| Copenhagen, Denmark
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| Coordinates
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| IATA
| CPH
| ICAO
| EKCH
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| Runways
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| Direction
| Length
| Surface
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| (ft)
| (m)
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| 4R-22L
| 10,833
| 3,302
| Paved
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| 4L-22R
| 9,842
| 3,000
| Paved
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| 12-30
| 9,186
| 2,800
| Paved
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| Statistics
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| 2003
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| Number of Passengers
| 18,294,387
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| Number of Takeoffs/Landings
| 259,002
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| 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 for 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.
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.
Terminals
Copenhagen Airport has three terminals:
Terminal 1
Terminal 2
Terminal 3
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