Danish officials believe drone flyovers at 4 airports meant to sow fear
[September 25, 2025]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Drones flew over Aalborg Airport in
northern Denmark overnight Wednesday into Thursday, as well as three
smaller airports in the country, but it was not immediately clear who
was behind the incidents, authorities said.
Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen called it a “hybrid attack” because
the flights all occurred within roughly the same timeframe. |
Danish police and Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) are
present at DSB on Kystvejen by Copenhagen Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 23,
2025, after drones flew over Copenhagen Airport on Monday evening and
the airspace was closed for four hours. (Steven Knap/Ritzau Scanpix via
AP) |
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He added that it appeared a “professional actor” was behind the
“systematic” flights, without providing additional details
during a news conference Thursday morning.
Authorities said there was no danger to the public.
The goal of the flyovers was to sow fear and division, Danish
Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said Thursday, adding that
the country will seek additional ways to neutralize drones
including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners
to shoot them down.
Flights were halted for several hours at Aalborg Airport, which
also serves as a military base. Drone sightings began shortly
before 10 p.m. Wednesday and ended just before 1 a.m. Thursday.
The airports in Esbjerg, Sønderborg and Skrydstrup also were
impacted. Skrydstrup is an air base that is home to some of the
Danish military's fighter jets.
The drones appeared to be flying around the airports with their
lights turned on but authorities decided against attempting to
shoot down the drones, police said. Additional details were not
immediately available.
The latest drone activity comes just a few days after a similar
incident at Copenhagen Airport, conducted by what police call a
“capable actor.”
The Copenhagen drones grounded flights in the Danish capital for
hours Monday night, prompting concerns that Russia could be
behind the flyover above Scandinavia’s largest airport.
It was not immediately clear whether the Copenhagen flyover was
related to the incidents later in the week.
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