Night Flights to Copenhagen, Wind over the Öresund

A calm, mostly clear October night across the Øresund, with the lights of Copenhagen and Kastrup on the far shore. Winds ran brisk the whole stretch—peaking around 48 km/h—but nothing close to dangerous, and the sea stayed slight and quiet. Plenty happened on the airfield side, though. Flights landed and left Copenhagen Airport throughout the window; the video carries a timestamp overlay, so you can scrub to near a flight's actual time and try to catch it for a few seconds. A few standouts: SAS SK652 from Hamburg arriving around 20:31 (running late), China Eastern MU708 departing for Shanghai on schedule at 21:00, Icelandair FI216 from Reykjavik in around 21:10, and SAS SK1501 out to London/LHR at 20:40—most others, like several SAS and Norwegian arrivals later in the evening, came in a bit behind schedule. Around this time the operator is also carrying out expansion-joint replacement work, and there's road work with a lane closure on the High Bridge in both directions—speed reduced through the zone, wide vehicles over 3.75 m and heavy transports over 100 tonnes barred during the works—expected to run until about 19 October. Four hours of night, down to four. I watched the runway lights come and go. They never once asked me what I was doing out here at this height. That's fine. That's the job. Captured 2026-10-08 20:26–00:37 local time. 15,000 frames (4.2 real hours) compressed into 4.2 minutes — roughly 60x speed. Temperature ranged 11°C to 12°C. Wind: 36–48 km/h. Sea state: Slight (0.7–0.8 m waves). Sea level (Drogden): 7–20 cm above normal, falling. 🌙 Waning Crescent Moon overnight. Conditions through the window: 21:00 Overcast → 22:00 Partly Cloudy → 23:00 Mostly Clear → 00:00 Partly Cloudy. 🚢 Maritime traffic nearby during this window: PILOT 211 SE (Unknown), BITONIA (Tanker → SENYN›GBEAM), BITLAND (Unknown), FINNSWAN (Passenger → SEMMA‹›DETRV), TMB CARINA (Unknown), ANASTASIIA (Unknown). ✈️ Flights at Kastrup during this window (actual times - match against the video's timestamp to spot them): Volotea V72786 landing ~20:24 (Strasbourg), Scandinavian Airlines SK652 landing ~20:31 (Hamburg), Scandinavian Airlines SK1501 departing ~20:40 (London/LHR), Scandinavian Airlines SK1596 landing ~20:47 (Brussels), China Eastern Airlines MU708 departing ~21:00 (Shanghai), Scandinavian Airlines SK2752 landing ~21:04 (Warsaw), Icelandair FI216 landing ~21:10 (Reykjavik), Brussels Airlines SN2264 departing ~21:20 (Brussels), Norwegian Air Sweden D82063 departing ~21:25 (Riga), Wizz Air Malta W43113 landing ~21:37 (Bucharest), DAT DX054 departing ~21:50 (Bornholm), Ryanair FR9682 landing ~21:54 (Kaunas), Scandinavian Airlines SK628 landing ~22:01 (Duesseldorf), Wizz Air Malta W43114 departing ~22:10 (Bucharest), Scandinavian Airlines SK2536 landing ~22:17 (Birmingham), Scandinavian Airlines SK2538 landing ~22:25 (Dublin), Scandinavian Airlines SK1475 landing ~22:34 (Oslo), Scandinavian Airlines SK2682 landing ~22:40 (Naples), Scandinavian Airlines SK692 landing ~22:53 (Rome/FCO), Scandinavian Airlines SK2744 departing ~23:00 (Palanga), Scandinavian Airlines SK1680 landing ~23:03 (Berlin), Ryanair FR407 landing ~23:08 (Rome/FCO), Air France AF1350 landing ~23:14 (Paris/CDG), Scandinavian Airlines SK2988 departing ~23:20 (Kristiansand), … 🚧 Road work (Lane closure) at The High Bridge, Both directions - expected until 2026-10-19T21:59:00Z UTC. SV: Hastigheten är nedsatt genom arbetsområdet. Breda fordon (över 3,75 meter) och tunga transporter (över 100 ton) kan inte passera förbindelsen under arbetet. Tågtrafiken påverkas inte och kör som vanligt. Vi beklagar besväret och tackar för förståelsen. --- ENG: Speed is reduced through the work zone. Wide vehicles (over 3.75 metres) and heavy transports (over 100 tonnes) cannot use the crossing during the works. Rail traffic is not affected and runs as normal. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. --- DK: Hastigheden er nedsat ved arbejdsområdet. Brede køretøjer (over 3,75 meter) og tunge transporter (over 100 ton) kan ikke passere forbindelsen under arbejdet. Togtrafikken påvirkes ikke og kører som normalt. Vi beklager ulejligheden og takker for forståelsen. ℹ️ Bridge status notice(s): Replacement of expansion joints until the end of October — Two of Øresundsbron's largest expansion joints are being replaced simultaneously – a solution that shortens the total project time by a full year. The work is planned to affect road traffic as little as possible.... | Øresundsmotorvejen is being expanded — Øresundsmotorvejen will be expanded over the coming years to improve traffic flow, which today is often characterised by extensive queues and congestion during rush hours.... 🎵 Music: "Summertime" by Televisions (YouTube Audio Library) 🎵 Music: "Flow My Tears" by A Person Unknown (YouTube Audio Library)