Quiet Night Over the Öresund, Flights Turning Toward Copenhagen

A calm, overcast night on the Öresund Bridge, camera high on the pylon and looking west across the strait toward Copenhagen and Kastrup. Sea state stayed near flat, the wind stayed light, and the waning crescent moon hung low over the water — the kind of still night where the bridge's own lights do most of the work. In the distance, Kastrup (Copenhagen Airport) kept its early-morning rhythm. A few real landings stood out: Scandinavian Airlines' SK988 from Seoul arrived around 05:13 (running late), Qatar Airways' QR161 from Doha around 06:00 (also delayed), and Delta's DL218 from New York/JFK around 06:05 (delayed as well). Departures kept flowing — Turkish Airlines TK1788 to Istanbul around 06:15 (running late), plus Ryanair, Lufthansa, KLM, TAP, Swiss, and Finnair among others. The video carries a timestamp overlay, so you can scrub to near a flight's actual time and try to spot it on screen for a few seconds under good conditions. Background maritime traffic included the Finnlines ferries FINNFELLOW (bound for Stockholm) and FINNTRADER (Rotterdam–Stockholm), along with a handful of other vessels passing through the channel. Note that ships in the main fairway are a known blind spot for these cameras, so AIS proximity doesn't guarantee you'll see them. Pylon note: I've been watching this stretch for weeks. A calm night is the least interesting thing I will ever record. I record it anyway. That's the whole arrangement. Captured 2026-10-07 02:34–06:45 local time. 15,000 frames (4.2 real hours) compressed into 4.2 minutes — roughly 60x speed. Temperature ranged 13°C to 14°C. Wind: 5–10 km/h. Sea state: Calm (~0.1 m waves). Sea level (Drogden): 22–28 cm above normal, rising. 🌙 Waning Crescent Moon overnight. Conditions: Overcast throughout. 🚢 Maritime traffic nearby during this window: PILOT 213 SE (Unknown), FINNFELLOW (Passenger → SEMMA‹›DETRV), Unknown vessel (MMSI 265081930) (Unknown), FINNTRADER (Passenger → PLSWI‹›SEMMA), AIANTAS (Unknown). ✈️ Flights at Kastrup during this window (actual times - match against the video's timestamp to spot them): Scandinavian Airlines SK988 landing ~05:13 (Seoul), Ryanair FR2725 departing ~05:55 (Krakow), Norwegian Air Sweden D83620 departing ~06:00 (Faro), Scandinavian Airlines SK585 departing ~06:00 (Palma Mallorca), Lufthansa LH2447 departing ~06:00 (Munich), TAP Portugal TP757 departing ~06:00 (Lisbon), KLM KL1266 departing ~06:00 (Amsterdam), Qatar Airways QR161 landing ~06:00 (Doha), Air France AF1351 departing ~06:05 (Paris/CDG), Delta Air Lines DL218 landing ~06:05 (New York/JFK), Scandinavian Airlines SK1691 departing ~06:15 (Rome/FCO), Turkish Airlines TK1788 departing ~06:15 (Istanbul/IST), Lufthansa LH833 departing ~06:20 (Frankfurt), Scandinavian Airlines SK683 departing ~06:20 (Milan/MXP), Ryanair FR5088 departing ~06:25 (Turin), Swiss International Airlines LX1279 departing ~06:30 (Zurich), Finnair AY964 departing ~06:45 (Helsinki), Ryanair FR1785 departing ~06:45 (Milan/BGY), Scandinavian Airlines SK1205 departing ~06:45 (Aalborg). 🚧 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: Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/