Police officers walk after all traffic has been closed at the Copenhagen Airport due to drone reports in Copenhagen, Denmark September 22, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Steven Knap via REUTERS
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -All traffic at Denmark's biggest airport in Copenhagen has been closed after drone sightings, police said on Monday.
"(The airport) is currently closed for take-off and landing, as 2-3 large drones have been seen flying in the area. The time horizon is currently unknown," police said in a statement posted on social media X.
Copenhagen Airport, the busiest in the Nordic region, halted operations at 20:26 local time (18:26 GMT), according to flight tracking service FlightRadar. Around 35 flights were diverted to alternate airports, FlightRadar said on X.
An airport spokesperson said police were working to identify the drones but declined to provide further details, citing the ongoing investigation.
(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Louise Rasmussen, additional reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru, editing by Essi Lehto and Franklin Paul)
