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Location:
Europe,
Denmark, Copenhagen
Category:
Airport
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Description:
View of Copenhagen airport
runway and flights
Location Information:
Copenhagen Airport is the main
international airport serving
Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund
Region. It is located on the island
of Amager, 8 kilometers south of
Copenhagen city centre, and 24
kilometers west of Malmö city centre
on the other side of the Oresund
Bridge. The airport lies mainly in
the municipality of Tarnby, with a
small portion in neighboring Dragør.
It is the largest airport in the
Nordic countries.
The airport is the main hub out of
three used by Scandinavian Airlines
and is also a hub for Cimber
Sterling, Norwegian Air Shuttle and
for transavia.com. Copenhagen
Airport serves nearly 60,000
passengers per day; 19.7 million
passengers passed through the
facility in 2009, making it the
busiest airport in the Nordic
countries, with a maximum capacity
of 83 loadings/hour and with room
for 108 airplanes. It is owned by
Københavns Lufthavne, which also
operates Roskilde Airport. The
airport employs 1700 staff
(excluding shops, restaurants etc.).
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