You will find Copenhagen Airport located on the island of Amager, just 8 kilometres south of Copenhagen city centre and 24 kilometres west of Malmö. Serving near 30 million passengers annually, it acts as the primary international gateway for Denmark and southern Sweden's Øresund Region. Most of the facility sits within Tårnby municipality, while Københavns Lufthavne owns and operates the sprawling 11.8-square-kilometre grounds.
All check-in functions take place inside Terminals 2 and 3, which together guide you into a central airside space and a single shared arrivals hall. The airside area uses Piers A through F to organise flights, separating Schengen and non-Schengen traffic. Scandinavian Airlines utilizes the airport as its main hub, alongside base operations for Norwegian Air Shuttle and Sunclass Airlines.
01 Terminals & concourses
Handles check-in and connects passengers directly to the common security checkpoint and shared airside concourse.
Houses check-in facilities, the central arrivals hall with customs and baggage claim, and sits directly above the underground rail station.
Dedicated to low-cost airlines, this facility opened in October 2010 to serve specific budget carriers.
Airport map
The free OpenStreetMap layer below shows the whole airport — terminals, concourses, access roads and the parking garages. Zoom in for gate-level detail.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL, free). Official gate/terminal maps are copyrighted — we link to them.
02 Which terminal does my airline use?
Airlines are grouped by alliance and region. Always confirm the concourse printed on your boarding pass — assignments can change seasonally.
Show all airlines by terminal ›
Grouped by terminal — check the concourse on your boarding pass before you fly; assignments can change seasonally.
Lost, delayed or damaged baggage at CPH
If your checked bag doesn't turn up on the belt, act before you leave the baggage-claim area — that's where every airline keeps its Baggage Service Office.
- Go to your airline's Baggage Service Office in the baggage-claim hall of your arrival terminal.
- File a Property Irregularity Report (PIR) and get your file reference (WorldTracer) number. Keep your bag-tag receipt and boarding pass.
- Track it online using that reference on your airline's baggage-tracking page — most bags are located within 24–48 hours.
- Claim your essentials. On delayed bags airlines reimburse reasonable interim purchases (toiletries, clothing) — keep receipts. International trips are covered by the Montreal Convention.
- If it's truly lost (generally after 21 days) or damaged, file the claim at the same office — damage must be reported before you leave the airport.
Left something in the terminal (not a checked bag)? That's handled by the airport Lost & Found. Items left at a TSA security checkpoint are held by the TSA, not the airline.
03 Getting to & from CPH
These are the ground-transport options connecting the airport with the city. Fares and schedules change — check the operator before you travel.
| Option | Details |
|---|---|
| Metro | Line M2 located two floors above the train station, offering direct service to central Copenhagen in roughly 15 minutes. |
| Train | Øresundståg regional/intercity trains to Sweden, DSB domestic trains, and SJ high-speed trains operate from the underground station. |
| Free Terminal Bus | Complimentary airport buses run every 15 to 20 minutes across 11 stops connecting all terminals and parking lots. |
| Bus | Movia local buses (5C, 35, 36, 2A nearby), Gråhundbus 999, express bus 888, and long-distance buses (Swebus, GoByBus, Bus4You) to Sweden and Norway. |
