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2 unusual facts about Copenhagen Airport


Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup Station

Lufthavnen (‘Airport’) metro station is located slightly further off than the railway station, at the far end of Terminal 3 on the level 2.

Sydney Airport Holdings

MAp owned shareholdings in Brussels and Copenhagen Airports besides Sydney until 2011 when the company sold its shares to concentrate on the latter, though retained a 1% holding in Bristol Airport.


1960 Danish football air crash

On 16 July 1960, after take-off from Copenhagen Airport at 15.38 local time, a de Havilland Dragon Rapide plane (registration OY-DZY) chartered from Zonens Redningskorps by the Danish Football Association crashed into the Øresund, about 50 metres from shore, after the pilot lost control of the aircraft in severe weather.

Copenhagen Air Taxi

It provide a range of services, including operating regularly scheduled flights from Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde (ICAO: EKRK) to the Danish islands of Anholt and Læsø; managing the airfield on Anholt, and is also a major air taxi operator in Denmark, operating from EKRK.

Oresund Line

The railway line continues from the Continental Line south of Malmö and heads west passing over the Oresund Bridge on the lower section, Peberholm artificial island and under Copenhagen Airport to Copenhagen Central Station.

Substereo

In 2011 the band ran into multi-platinum award winning record producer Dito Godwin at the Copenhagen airport.


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