Inquiries about noise, traffic and environmental conditions

PFAS contamination

Up until 2008, fire-fighting foam containing PFAS/PFOS compounds was used at Roskilde Airport. We acknowledge the major problem this has caused and are contributing our knowledge, experience and solutions to combat the contamination.

The fire brigade at Roskilde Airport has an obligation to practice extinguishing fires, etc., so that they are always ready to intervene if an accident should occur. Before 2011, when the use of PFOS in fire-fighting foam was banned, it was a common ingredient in fire-fighting foam. Like many other places in the world where fire drills have been carried out, fire-fighting foam containing PFOS compounds has therefore also been used at Roskilde Airport. However, we already stopped using it in 2008.

In 2008, we also went a step further and completely stopped the use of fire-fighting foam containing any form of PFAS compounds. It is also legal to use today, as long as it does not contain PFOS/PFOA compounds.

Unfortunately, the previous use of foam with PFOS compounds has been shown to have contaminated the soil in the areas where the fire-fighting foam has been used. We are now working to map and prevent this contamination.

In September 2022, Roskilde Municipality sent Copenhagen Airports A/S an investigation order. This order requires us to conduct pollution investigations at Roskilde Airport of a foam testing site where PFAS contamination has been detected, and a number of spread routes for the contamination. We are now taking action based on this order.

In 2023, a new treatment plant will be put into operation at Roskilde Airport. It cleans contaminated surface water before it is discharged into Skelbækken outside the airport.

Visit cph.dk for more information about Copenhagen Airports' handling of PFAS/PFOS contamination. If you would like further information, you are welcome to contact Copenhagen Airports' environmental team.

Follow all flights in and around the airport

With the web portal RKE Flight Tracker, both neighbours and aviation enthusiasts can follow flights in and around Roskilde Airport.

RKE Flight Tracker provides a virtual overview of all takeoffs, landings and overflights as well as detailed information about aircraft types and start and end destinations. The goal is to create greater transparency and clarity about the airport's work and daily flight operations, and also be a tool for direct dialogue.

If you are a neighbour - or just interested - you can use RKE Flight Tracker to retrieve precise and detailed information about flights based on your address, so that you can see, among other things, the exact distance from the planes to your home. You can also read about the aircraft type and a number of other facts about the specific flight operation. In addition, you can contact the airport directly through RKE Flight Tracker with questions about a specific flight and with general inquiries.

Facts about RKE Flight Tracker

• The Flight Tracker was introduced in 2018. It shows both flights to and from Roskilde Airport as well as overflights that are not related to the airport
• You can follow flight operations in and around Roskilde Airport at an altitude of up to 16,000 feet (approx. 5,000 meters)
• By entering your address, you can see how close a specific aircraft has flown to your home
• The altitude of the flights is given in feet above sea level. Roskilde Airport is located approx. 146 feet above sea level (approx. 44 meters).
• By agreement with the authorities, all information is displayed with a 20-minute delay
• You can access information about specific flights up to two months back in time
• You can access the portal by clicking on the link below (Danish only)