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EES at Copenhagen Airport?

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I'm sure that many people have posted this question, but later this week I will be flying from Canada to Oslo, with a stopover in Copenhagen. My understanding is I will go through EES in Copenhagen because this is my entry and exit point to the Schengen area, though I don't intend to leave the secure area of the airport. On the way to Oslo, I have just under 5 hours for my flight to Oslo (4 hours 55 minutes, assuming I land on time) so assuming I'll be okay there.

But I am a little worried about my return in mid-August. I land in Copenhagen, from Oslo at 10:10 and my flight home is at 13:00. Just under three hours if my flight is on time. Have people found this is enough? I've seen some people claim they'll pull people out of line when it comes close to their flight time, but to keep an eye out for them... is this something easy to miss haha?

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Some recent info. here:

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/denmark/going-through-entry-exit-system-ees-at-copenhagen-airport

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/denmark/schengen-zone-ees-at-copenhagen

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/denmark/eu-entry

I've seen some people claim they'll pull people out of line when it
comes close to their flight time, but to keep an eye out for them...
is this something easy to miss haha?

You'll see them. When i was there, they were not pulling poeople out of line until the plane was boarding.

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Thanks, Carrie. I read through these but noticed they were perhaps a bit older, so I wondered if people had other recent experiences to attest to and especially if three hours should be enough.

I also wondered if there are standard gates that I can be prepared to head to? This confused me just a bit but it would help if I know ahead of time which direction I should be headed! For example will flights from Canada often arrive in the same place, and flights to Norway generally depart from the same gate? I will be flying SAS for the entire way fwiw.

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You have LOTS of time, CPH is very manageable. The last 2 times I went through in the past few months, there were NO EES machines, just an immigration officer. (Avoid the line for flight crew!)

PS, Just head to immigration. I wouldn't worry about specific landing or take offs, I've come in & exited at different gates depending. Once I asked an agent, it was a 10-minute walk to departure gate, that's about the longest I've seen.

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How can we tell which line is for flight crew? I also have a departure mid-August from Stockholm to CPH to US. We land in CPH at 11:00 but leg 2 departure to US is 12:45! I perused the CPH departure on that day and there's multiple flights to North America arorund 12:00-1:00!

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How can we tell which line is for flight crew?

Upon arrival, where the line will split into 4 lines, the line closest to the right is the one to avoid.

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