Flights Zurich → Copenhagen
ZRH → CPH
Route overview
The flight route from Zurich to Copenhagen boasts a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, with all ten flights recorded having zero mean delay minutes. The diverse fleet includes Airbus A321, A320, and A319 aircraft, as well as Canadair Regional Jet 900 models, serving the busy Copenhagen Airport which handles over twenty million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Zurich (ZRH) → Copenhagen (CPH) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines, Scandinavian Airlines System. Across 10 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 0 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Copenhagen the average ATFM delay is 0.6 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Copenhagen: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Copenhagen (CPH) heads north for about 950 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of ZRH-CPH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Copenhagen it is 0.6 min (atfm).
Across 10 tracked ZRH-CPH flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of 0 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Airlines System (SK) | 85% | 18 min | 0.0% |
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 59% | 27 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating ZRH-CPH
Frequently asked questions about ZRH-CPH
On the Zurich (ZRH) -> Copenhagen (CPH) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of 0 minutes, based on 10 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Copenhagen is 0.00% across 10 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Swiss International Air Lines, Scandinavian Airlines System.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Copenhagen, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
