Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (Danish: Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup, pronounced [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwns ˈlɔftˌhɑwˀn ˈkʰæˌstʁɔp]) (IATA: CPH, ICAO: EKCH) is an international airport serving Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, as well as Zealand, the Øresund Region, and southern Sweden including Scania.

Copenhagen Airport handles around 60 scheduled airlines, and has a maximum operation capability of 83 operations/hour, and a total of 108 jet bridges and remote parking stands.

It consisted of a large, impressive terminal built of wood, a couple of hangars, a balloon mast, a hydroplane landing stage and a few grassy meadows that could be used as runways.

The terminal was designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen, who was considered a pioneer among architects, in terms not only of architecture and construction, but also of service and passenger comfort.

[7] In the years of World War II, the Copenhagen airport was closed for civil operations except for periodic flights to destinations in Sweden, Germany, and Austria.

On 26 January 1947, a KLM Douglas DC-3 "Dakota" crashed at the airport after stopping en route to Stockholm.

22 people on board died, including the Swedish prince Gustav Adolf and the American opera singer Grace Moore.

In 1954, Scandinavian Airlines began the world's first trans-polar route, flying initially to Los Angeles.

A new control tower and 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) of additional runways allowed take-offs and landings to take place at the same time.

When the comprehensive expansion was completed in 1972, the number of take-offs and landings exceeded 180,000 and there were more than eight million passengers.

A new large airport located at the island of Saltholm (with a connecting bridge to Denmark and Sweden) was on the drawing board.

In 1980, however, the Danish parliament instead decided to expand the capacity of Copenhagen airport to 20–22 million passengers by the year 2000.

Efficiency and precision were obvious demands, but focus was also on generating an oasis where international travellers could relax: beautiful architecture, Scandinavian design, and pleasant, light, and comfortable surroundings with plenty of shops, restaurants, and other facilities providing enjoyment and pleasure.

[11] On 1 July 2000 the Øresund Bridge opened which connects Denmark and Sweden by motorway and train.

A new control tower opened in 2008 by Naviair as part of a major renovation of the ATC system.

From late 2015, the airport became the first in Scandinavia to have a regularly scheduled A380 service after Emirates started operating the plane for its Copenhagen route.

The newest section, CPH Go, now called Pier F, dedicated to low-cost carriers opened in October 2010.

[26][27] SAS have moved most of its long-haul flight from pier C to E. Despite the short distance to the city centre, approaches to, and departures from, the airport are above water due to the heading of the dual parallel runway system (04R/22L & 04L/22R).

[28] Other advantages are the low altitude of the airport and absence of hills and high buildings below the approach directions.

In case of fog, the runway 22L is equipped with an ILS category III C system, which allows modern aircraft to land in zero sight.