Security
Drone Incursions Disrupt Flights in Copenhagen and Oslo
More than 30 flights into Denmark’s main airport had to be diverted
Copenhagen Airport from air
Copenhagen Airport from the air. © Wikimedia

Operations at Copenhagen Airport (EKCH) were significantly disrupted on Monday night when two or three large drones were seen flying close to the airfield. More than 30 flights had to be diverted to airports including Billund, Aarhus, Malmo, and Gothenburg as Danish authorities investigated what is widely believed to have been the latest Russian military incursion into NATO-protected airspace.

The incident at Copenhagen Airport lasted approximately from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. local time. There was a similar disruption at Norway’s Oslo Airport (ENGM) after drone sightings over a three-hour period, and Europe-based consultancy Dyami Security Intelligence is warning aircraft operators to expect more threats to operations.