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Copenhagen (CPH) – London (LGW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
987 km
613 mi · 533 nm
Flight time
2 h
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
124 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (73 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
593,922
2024 · −0.4%
Flights / week
76
Both directions, average
Seats filled
83%
717,536 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_dk), reported by the airport in Denmark, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from CPH to LGWCPHLGW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CPH
245°
Heading from LGW
55°
Halfway point
53.56, 5.90
Great-circle km
984 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Copenhagen

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 59,712 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul59.7KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202428,031
Feb 202440,482
Mar 202445,880
Apr 202453,087
May 202456,333
Jun 202451,593
Jul 202459,712
Aug 202456,341
Sep 202451,372
Oct 202452,633
Nov 202445,876
Dec 202452,582
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 373 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMay373JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024206
Feb 2024262
Mar 2024304
Apr 2024364
May 2024373
Jun 2024350
Jul 2024372
Aug 2024357
Sep 2024348
Oct 2024356
Nov 2024307
Dec 2024334

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 984 km.

CPH Copenhagen → LGW London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LGW London → CPH Copenhagen

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Copenhagen and London

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Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Copenhagen airports · All London airports

More routes from CPH

Route Distance Passengers / year
CPH → OSL518 km 1,375,473
CPH → ARN548 km 1,299,390
CPH → AMS635 km 1,159,300
CPH → LHR982 km 926,274
CPH → CDG1,006 km 835,847
CPH → AAL239 km 746,650
CPH → HEL895 km 606,871
CPH → AGP2,473 km 577,414
CPH → VIE877 km 566,674
CPH → KEF2,151 km 556,908

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806

Questions

Copenhagen (CPH) and London (LGW) are 987 km (613 miles, 533 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.