Roskilde Airport

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Roskilde Airport (Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde) Københavns Lufthavn, Roskilde
IATA: RKE - ICAO: EKRK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Copenhagen Airports A/S
Serves		Copenhagen
Elevation AMSL		146 ft (45 m)
Coordinates		55°35′08″N, 12°07′53″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
03/21	4,920	1,500	Asphalt
11/29	5,900	1,799	Asphalt

Roskilde Airport (IATA: RKE, ICAO: EKRK), officially known as Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde (Danish: Københavns Lufthavn, Roskilde), is located 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Roskilde near the town Tune. It was opened in 1973 as the first of three planned relief airports around Copenhagen. These plans were shelved shortly after, and the two other relief airports never made it past the planning stage. The airport is owned and operated by Københavns Lufthavne A/S (Copenhagen Airports) which also operates Copenhagen's major airport at Kastrup. The airport had 43,220 passengers in 2003.

The airport is open around the clock and has immigration and customs facilities for international traffic, but it is used primarily by taxi, tour, and training flights. It is also the base for some pilot schools. The airport is home to more than half of the Danish fleet of GA-aircraft. There are a few scheduled services to small islands, but Roskilde Airport is planning an expansion of the airport to include service of low-price international and charter flights. [1]

Bus services to and from the airport are infrequent due to its limited use.