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Aalborg Airport Shuts Again After Suspected Drone Sightings as Unidentified Flights Disrupt Denmark

Danish officials now label the incursions a hybrid threat, prompting consideration of NATO consultations.

Danish police patrol at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, Monday Sept. 22, 2025. (Steven Knap/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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Des policiers à l'extérieur de l'aéroport de Copenhague, après un survol de drones, le 22 septembre 2025 au Danemark
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Overview

  • Airspace over Aalborg closed from 23:40 to 00:35 local time overnight, forcing a KLM flight to turn back and a SAS departure to be canceled, according to police and airline data.
  • Police report repeated overflights this week at Aalborg, Esbjerg, Sønderborg and the Skrydstrup air base, say operators have not been found, and cite safety risks for not attempting shootdowns.
  • Authorities have opened a joint investigation with domestic intelligence PET and the military, describing a professional actor, while military intelligence says the risk of Russian sabotage is high but offers no attribution.
  • Copenhagen is weighing a NATO Article 4 consultation as France offers help securing Danish airspace and EU leaders discuss collective counter‑drone measures.
  • Officials signal legal changes and new detection and neutralization tools to counter drones, maintaining a cautious posture to avoid endangering civilian aircraft and nearby homes.