DenmarkSpotting locations in Denmark

Copenhagen-Kastrup as Scandinavia’s largest airport, right on the Øresund and easy to reach by public transportation from Denmark and Sweden.

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Plane spotting in Denmark: what you should know

Copenhagen-Kastrup is an important hub for SAS and for Scandinavian air traffic as a whole. The airport sits right on the water, which makes shots with the Øresund in the background possible. Billund is the country’s second-largest airport.

Photography from publicly accessible areas is allowed. On observation decks, in terminals and in parking garages, the operator’s house rules apply, and the security area is off-limits.

The wind on the Øresund changes often and strongly. Check the wind direction and current runway use before you go, because that determines which side of the airport works.

Spotting points at the fence

Designated or tolerated spots at the airport fence, some with photo openings. Close to taxiways and runways, but without facilities – and always only from outside the security area.

Flyvergrillen at Copenhagen Airport

Kastrup

The classic among Copenhagen’s spots: since 1972, a grill bar has stood on Amager Landevej right at the airport fence. From here you look at runway 04L/22R and the taxiway in front of it – with a burger, a restroom and the afternoon sun at your back.

Aviation museums & exhibitions

Museums and exhibitions with historic and retired aircraft. Weather-proof, easy to plan and a chance to see types up close that stopped flying long ago.

Danmarks Flymuseum at Stauning Airport

Skjern

At the small Stauning airfield on Denmark’s west coast stands the country’s largest aviation collection: from Ellehammer’s pioneer aircraft through the Flyvevåbnet’s Draken and Hunter to the F-16 – and on summer evenings the vintage aircraft fly.

Spotting in Denmark: know where to stand

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Related

The aircraft types you’ll come across in Denmark are listed in the aircraft type database. You’ll find the airlines that fly there in the airline database. And profiles of the airports themselves are in the section Airports & manufacturers.