What airport is CPH?
CPH is
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen, Denmark
Why the code is CPH
CoPenHagen, consonants.
The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.
The airport
- IATA code
- CPH
- ICAO code
- EKCH
- Airport
- Copenhagen Airport
- City
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Code origin
- Documented
Copenhagen is in Kastrup, and the ICAO code EKCH preserves that. It is the main hub for Scandinavia and connected to Sweden by the Öresund bridge, so a meaningful share of its passengers arrive by train from another country.
The other code, EKCH
Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, CPH, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, EKCH, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why EKCH looks nothing like CPH.
Common questions
- What airport is CPH?
- Copenhagen Airport, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Why is Copenhagen's airport called CPH?
- CoPenHagen, consonants.
- What is the difference between CPH and EKCH?
- CPH is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. EKCH is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.
Related pages
- Denmark Capital, area, population and currency
- The flag of Denmark Colours, symbols and lookalikes
- Airport codes in Denmark 1 here
Sources
- OurAirports — OurAirports (Public domain)