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title: "CPH is which airport? Copenhagen"
description: "CPH is Copenhagen Airport in Copenhagen, Denmark. Why the code is CPH and not something you could guess, what EKCH means, and the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/cph/
site: "At One Place"
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# 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](https://atoneplace.net/country/denmark/)
- [The flag of Denmark](https://atoneplace.net/flag/denmark/)
- [Airport codes in Denmark](https://atoneplace.net/airport/in/denmark/)

## Sources

- OurAirports — OurAirports (https://ourairports.com/data/) [Public domain]