Located just 40 kilometres from central Copenhagen, Roskilde Airport (RKE) serves as a relief airport for Copenhagen Airport and is used by private aircraft, helicopters, flight schools, business aviation, VIP traffic, and the military. The airport is also home to Denmark’s search and rescue services.

With approximately 60,000 operations (take-offs and landings) per year, RKE is Denmark’s second-largest airport in terms of annual activity.