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Copenhagen (CPH) – London (LHR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
982 km
610 mi · 530 nm
Flight time
1 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
123 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (73 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
926,274
2024 · +6.6%
Flights / week
138
Both directions, average
Seats filled
72%
1,278,962 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
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 LHRCPHLHR
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CPH
247°
Heading from LHR
57°
Halfway point
53.72, 5.78
Great-circle km
979 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Copenhagen

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 90,423 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec90.4K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202459,362
Feb 202464,738
Mar 202475,163
Apr 202472,879
May 202478,954
Jun 202477,036
Jul 202485,178
Aug 202484,049
Sep 202475,204
Oct 202480,446
Nov 202482,842
Dec 202490,423
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: November 2024: 648 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov648Dec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024560
Feb 2024598
Mar 2024616
Apr 2024570
May 2024594
Jun 2024557
Jul 2024600
Aug 2024584
Sep 2024566
Oct 2024628
Nov 2024648
Dec 2024636

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 979 km.

CPH Copenhagen → LHR 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.

LHR 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 → CDG1,006 km 835,847
CPH → AAL239 km 746,650
CPH → HEL895 km 606,871
CPH → LGW987 km 593,922
CPH → AGP2,473 km 577,414
CPH → VIE877 km 566,674
CPH → KEF2,151 km 556,908

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802

Questions

Copenhagen (CPH) and London (LHR) are 982 km (610 miles, 530 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.