Aarhus Airport — Aarhus, Denmark

Unusually for a city's main airport, Aarhus Airport sits well outside Aarhus itself, located near the small town of Tirstrup roughly 30 miles from the city center it serves. That distance shapes much of the travel experience for passengers using Denmark's second-largest city, who typically rely on a dedicated bus link to reach the terminal. Two runways here sit 82 feet above sea level, handling a mix of domestic flights to Copenhagen and a modest slate of international routes to other European hubs. Aarhus itself has grown into a center for design, education, and shipping along Denmark's Jutland peninsula, home to one of the country's largest universities. Because of the airport's distance from downtown, many travelers to central Jutland instead choose to fly into Billund or drive from Aalborg, leaving Aarhus Airport with lower passenger volumes than the city's size might suggest. Cargo and regional business aviation make up a meaningful share of activity here, supplementing the passenger schedule. AAR remains, despite the commute, the closest scheduled air service to Denmark's second city.