- Copenhagen Airport handled 3.2m passengers in October 2026
- The figure represents a 4pc increase on October 2025
- October was the 6th consecutive month above 3m passengers
- Spain was the most popular country with about 280,000 passengers
- The winter programme offers 232 direct routes from Copenhagen
Copenhagen Airport has recorded 3.2m passengers in October 2026, a 4pc increase on October 2025. October was the 6th consecutive month with more than 3m passengers. Danish travellers account for 34pc of all passengers and Swedish travellers account for 14pc.
Spain was the most popular country with about 280,000 passengers across 13 destinations, up 6pc on October 2025. Malaga, Barcelona and Mallorca topped the Spanish destinations. The United States was the favourite long-haul market with 127,000 passengers across 10 destinations, and New York was the most popular United States destination.
Airlines launched their winter programmes on 25 October with 232 direct routes from Copenhagen. SAS launched a direct service to Mumbai and will open routes to Krabi and Phuket in December. Air Greenland started direct flights to Ilulissat and the winter programme includes connections to Liverpool, Newcastle and Baghdad. The winter programme runs until 28 March 2027.
Peter Krogsgaard shared “We can clearly see the impact of the autumn holidays at the airport, and October was the sixth consecutive month with more than three million passengers. There are more destinations than ever on our route map, giving travellers plenty of opportunities to explore the world while also making it easy for international visitors to travel to Denmark.”
Airport passenger numbers
Aberdeen – Abu Dhabi – Alicante – Amsterdam – Athens – Barcelona – Belfast City – Belfast International – Belfast combined – Bergamo – Berlin – Birmingham – Bristol – Brussels – Bucharest – Budapest – Cardiff – CDG Paris – Copenhagen – Cork – Derry – Doha – Donegal – Dubai – Dublin – Dusseldorf – East Midlands – Edinburgh – Frankfurt – Gatwick – Geneva – Glasgow – Gran Canaria – Helsinki – Heathrow – Istanbul – Kerry – Knock – Lanzarote – Leeds Bradford – Lisbon – Liverpool – London City – Luton – Madrid – Malaga – Manchester – Milan Bergamo – Milan Malpensa –Munich – Newcastle – Oslo Gardermoen – Palma de Mallorca – Paris CDG – Paris Orly – Porto – Prague – Prestwick – Rome Fiumicino – Seville – Shannon – Southampton – Stansted – Stockholm – Tenerife Sur – Valencia – Vienna – Warsaw – Zurich
