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Copenhagen Airport Reopens After Drone Sightings Halt Flights

Police say unidentified large drones prompted a precautionary shutdown before flights resumed overnight.

Overview

  • Operations were suspended at 20:26 local time after reports of two or three large drones near the airfield, halting all takeoffs and landings.
  • Roughly 35 flights were diverted to other Danish airports and to Gothenburg and Malmö, according to flight-tracking data and airport updates.
  • The airport said drones were still in the vicinity at 23:17 local time before reopening around 00:20, with lingering delays and cancellations expected.
  • A Copenhagen police spokesperson said no arrests had been made as of late evening and that the investigation remains active.
  • In a separate development, Oslo’s main airport temporarily closed airspace Tuesday morning due to a drone sighting, and Norwegian police reported earlier arrests over drone flights in a restricted area with no link indicated to Copenhagen.