Naviair

Naviair is the Danish air navigation service provider. It runs air traffic control in Denmark and in the Nuuk area of Greenland. The company is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state.

Naviair provides area control for the Copenhagen FIR from its control centre at Kastrup. It also runs the Kastrup tower and departure control for Copenhagen Airport. Its Copenhagen Information service provides flight information, and its Nuuk Flight Information Centre serves Greenland.

The company provides drone airspace information. Its software for the droneluftrum.dk service is published as open source. Naviair also works on the Nuuk terminal control area, which went live in May 2026.

For pilots and airlines, Naviair provides aeronautical information, the AIP and briefing services. It handles diplomatic clearance requests. It also publishes operational key figures, including delay statistics and Eurocontrol benchmarking.

Naviair takes part in international partnerships, including COOPANS and EXODUS, SESAR projects, and CANSO. The company says it works around the clock, all year, to keep Danish airspace safe and efficient.

The company has about 700 employees across Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. It recruits air traffic controllers, apron controllers, electronics technicians, FIC operators and office trainees.

Naviair is certified to ISO 9001, as stated on its website. Its publications include annual reports and a podcast.

Services

• Area control
• Tower control at Kastrup
• Departure control
• Flight information service
• Drone airspace information
• Aeronautical information and AIP
• Briefing services
• Diplomatic clearance
• Operational key figures
• Air traffic controller training