| Airport Information
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| IATA-Code: | CPH
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| ICAO-Code: | EKCH
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| Distance from City centre: | 8km
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| Statistics
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| Passengers/year: | 18,294,387
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| Take-offs/Landings 2003: | 259,002
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| Freight Volume 2003: | 335,731t
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| Max. loadings/hour: | 83
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| Max. Standing Airplane Capacity: | 108
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| Employees: | 18,000
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| Address
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Copenhagen Airports A/S
P.O. Box 74, Lufthavnsboulevarden 6
DK-2770 Kastrup
Denmark
Tel: +45 3231 3231
Fax: +45 3231 3132
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| Airport Web Site (http://www.cph.dk)
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Copenhagen Airport (Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup in Danish) located on the island Amager, is the major airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark. 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's located in the small town of Kastrup, and the latter name is still in use.
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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