Terminal 3

Facts about the building

Area: 44,000 sq.m.

Length: 228 metres

Height: 22 metres

Architects: Vilhelm Lauritzen AS and Thomas Scheel and Søren Daugbjerg

Price: DKK 903 million (Terminal 3 and forecourt)

Opened: 29 August 1998

Owner: Copenhagen Airports A/S

Striking and simple shapes

Terminal 3 was designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen AS, and architects Thomas Scheel and Søren Daugbjerg tried to create a simple and passenger-friendly terminal. Inspired by the shape of an aircraft wing, Terminal 3 consists of two double, curved-edge triangles on either side of a skylight strip running the length of the terminal. The terminal has a 228-metre-long roof, and a dual row of 22-metre-high columns helps carry the building.

Direct trains to the airport

The opening ceremony for Terminal 3 took place on 29 August 1998, and on the following 1 September the airside section of the terminal opened, i.e. the area passengers come to after going through the security checkpoint. The passenger check-in area opened on 22 September 1998. Only SAS and its STAR Alliance partners have check-in facilities in Terminal 3. The terminal primarily serves as an arrivals area. The underground railway station opened on 27 September 1998.

From the railway platform in Terminal 3, there are InterCity, high-speed and regional train services to Denmark and Sweden. It takes 12 minutes to travel by train from Copenhagen Airport to the Copenhagen Central Station and 20 minutes to Malmoe, Sweden.

Terminal 3 has two car parks, P6 and P7, with a combined space of 30,000 square metres.

An indoor passage connects Terminal 3 with the Hilton Copenhagen Airport.

Simple Danish interior

The furniture in Terminal 3 is simple and functional. In the arrivals area are chairs designed by Danish architect Poul Kjærholm; in the baggage reclaim area are Twin chairs (like in Pier A and Pier West) designed by Danish architects Johnny Sørensen and Rud Thygesen. Designed especially for Copenhagen Airport, the low, blue Twin chair received the Danish Furniture Award in 1995.