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{{Short description|Airport serving Dresden, Germany}}
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| name = Dresden Airport
{{Airport image|airport_image=DRS_terminal_exterior.jpg|}}
| nativename = ''<small>Flughafen Dresden</small>''
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| nativename-r =
| ICAO = EDDC
| type = Public
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| run by =
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| opened = [[11 July]] [[1935]]
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| closest town = Dresden, Germany
| distance =
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| elevation_ft = 755
| ICAO = EDDC
| pushpin_map = Germany Saxony
| elevation_m = 230
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Saxony
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| pushpin_label = DRS
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type = Public
| owner = Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding AG
| operator =
| city-served = [[Dresden]], [[Germany]]
| location = <!-- If different than above-->
| focus_city =
| elevation-f = 754
| elevation-m = 230
| coordinates = {{Coord|51|08|04|N|13|46|05|E|type:airport_region:DE|display=inline,title|name=Dresden Airport}}
| website = [http://www.dresden-airport.de/ dresden-airport.de]
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 04/22
| r1-length-f = 9,351
| r1-length-m = 2,850
| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]
| h1-number = H1
| h1-length-f = 98
| h1-length-m = 30
| h1-surface = Concrete/[[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = 2022
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 838,387 {{increase}} +155,4%
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = {{0|0}}20,119 {{increase}} {{0}}+39,6%
| stat3-header = Freight (in tons)
| stat3-data = {{0|000.0}}39 {{decrease}} {{0}}-11,3%
| footnotes = Sources: Statistics at ADV.<ref name="adv_2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2022-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf |title=ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2022 |website=adv.aero |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |date=2023-02-13 |accessdate=2023-02-17 |language=de |format=PDF; 919&nbsp;KB}}</ref>,<br /> [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[Deutsche Flugsicherung|German air traffic control]].<ref name="AIP">{{cite web|url=https://aip.dfs.de/BasicIFR/pages/C001CA.html|title=AIP VFR online|website=dfs.de|access-date=2023-02-21|publisher=DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH|language=en}}</ref>
}}
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| runway_length_m = 2,508
| runway_surface = [[Concrete]]
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'''Dresden Airport''' {{Airport codes|DRS|EDDC}} is the [[international airport]] of [[Dresden]], the state capital of [[Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} north<ref name="AIP"/> of the city centre. It was formerly also known in German as ''Flughafen Dresden-Klotzsche''. Destinations from the airport include a few European cities and several holiday destinations.
[[Image:DRS terminal interior.jpg|thumbnail|width|212px|Interior view of the terminal building]]


[[Elbe Flugzeugwerke]] (EFW), a subsidiary of [[ST Engineering Aerospace]] and [[Airbus]], is based at the airport. EFW is tasked with freighter conversions as well as aircraft maintenance, including the [[Airbus A380]].<ref>[https://www.elbeflugzeugwerke.com/de/news/news-detail/elbe-flugzeugwerke-steigt-wieder-in-den-a380-wartungsmarkt-ein/ elbeflugzeugwerke.com - "Elbe Flugzeugwerke re-enters A380 maintenance market"] 23 September 2024</ref>
'''Dresden Airport''' {{Airport codes|DRS|EDDC}}, formerly known as '''Flughafen Dresden-Klotzsche''' in German, is the international [[airport]] of [[Dresden]], [[Germany]]. In [[2005]], the airport served 1,788,800 passengers. It is located in Klotzsche which is a city district of Dresden since 1950.


== History ==
==History==
===Early years===
The airport was opened on [[11 July]] [[1935]], north of Dresden.
The airport was opened to commercial traffic on 11 July 1935.<ref name=fdhist>{{cite web | url = http://www.dresden-airport.de/en/reisende_und_besucher/willkommen/geschichte.html | title = Flughaven Dresden - History of the airport | publisher = Flughafen Dresden GmbH | access-date = 2009-04-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120419154950/http://www.dresden-airport.de/homepage.html | archive-date = 2012-04-19 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Though planned as a commercial airport, its importance to the military increased dramatically during the [[Third Reich]]. During [[World War II]] it was exclusively used for military purposes. An [[airlift]] between the airport and Breslau (modern day [[Wrocław]]) was established to support German troops during the [[Siege of Breslau]] in the spring of 1945.
Attempts to destroy buildings and equipment before [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] troops could occupy Dresden failed due to the resistance of civil airport employees.


During the following years, the airport was used as an education centre for the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] army. It was reopened for commercial traffic on 16 June 1957. In 1959 international air traffic resumed, primarily to [[Eastern Bloc]] countries.
Though planned as a commercial airport, its importance to the military increased dramatically during the following years in the [[Third Reich]]. During [[World War II]] it was exclusively used for military purposes. Attempts to destroy buildings and equipment before the [[Allied]] troops could occupy Dresden failed due to the resistance of civil airport employees.


Between 1955 and 1961, the [[East Germany|East German]] government decided to develop its own aviation industry centred on Dresden, with the [[Elbe Flugzeugwerke|VEB Flugzeugwerke Dresden]] ("Publicly-owned Aircraft Factories Dresden") as the main plant. Although this development ultimately failed, it increased the importance of Klotzsche Airport considerably, and still shapes the design and atmosphere of the airport today.<ref name=fdhist/> With the end of aircraft manufacturing in 1961, the plant became the VEB Flugzeugwerft Dresden ("Publicly-owned Aircraft Maintenance Dresden"), a maintenance facility for Eastern Bloc fighter aircraft and helicopters. From 1963, the airport was also home of an East German military transport squadron with [[Ilyushin Il-14]] and later [[Antonov An-26]], designated as Transportfliegerstaffel 27 (TFS-27) and later Transportfliegerstaffel 24 (TFS-24, TS-24). Passenger traffic was limited to domestic routes and to a few destinations in other Eastern Bloc countries.
During the following years, the airport was used as an education centre for the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] army. It was reopened for commercial traffic on [[16 June]] [[1957]]. In 1959 international air traffic resumed, primarily to countries of the [[eastern block]].


===Development after German reunification===
In the mid [[1950s]], the [[East Germany|East German]] government decided to develop its own aviation industry. Its centre became Dresden and therefore the importance of Klotzsche Airport increased considerably. In [[1961]], however, the government came to the realisation that this attempt had failed. Existing plants were now used for maintenance tasks and minor aviation development and production.
After [[German reunification]], the airport was expanded and flights to western [[Europe]]an capitals were added. Traffic increased sevenfold during the first half of the 1990s and a second terminal was opened in 1995.


In 2001 the current terminal was added. It was rebuilt from a hangar formerly used as an assembly hall by the aircraft industry.<ref name=fdhist/>
After [[German reunification]], the airport was expanded and flights to western [[Europe]]an capitals were added. Traffic increased sevenfold during the first half of the [[1990s]] and a second terminal was opened in [[1995]]. It was based on an aviation assembly plant. In [[2001]] the third, and most expansive, terminal was added.


In 2008, 1,860,364 passengers passed through the airport, an increase of 0.3% over the previous year and a record for the airport. In the same year, there were 36,968 [[takeoff]]s and [[landing]]s, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year.<ref name="fdpr08">{{cite web | url = http://www.dresden-airport.de/en/struktur/presse/pressemitteilungen/pmDetail.html?id=1011 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120530211046/http://www.dresden-airport.de/en/struktur/presse/pressemitteilungen/pmDetail.html?id=1011 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-05-30 | title = Flughaven Dresden - Press release - 2008 traffic report | date = 2009-01-19 | publisher = Flughafen Dresden GmbH | access-date = 2009-04-08 }}</ref> The airport rebranded itself as "Dresden International" in September of the same year.
Lufthansa Airport Services Dresden GmbH (LASD), a subsidiary of [[Lufthansa]], provides passenger services at the airport.

In February 2015, [[Etihad Regional]] terminated of all their Dresden operations (which had commenced only two years earlier) due to changes to their strategy. All three existing routes were shut down, while two planned routes were never started.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airliners.de/etihad-flugverbindungen-leipzig-dresden/34950 |title = Etihad Regional zieht sich aus Leipzig und Dresden zurück - airliners.de}}</ref> In June 2015, [[CityJet]] announced the termination of their route from [[London City Airport]] to Dresden after two years, citing low demand.<ref name="aero.de">[http://www.aero.de/news-21818/Cityjet-streicht-Verbindung-nach-Dresden.html aero.de - "Cityjet cancels Dresden route"] (German) retrieved 5 June 2015</ref> After the demise of [[Germania (airline)|Germania]] in early 2019, Sundair announced they would base aircraft in Dresden and fly to several former Germania leisure destinations.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/sundair-und-tuifly-helfen-dresden-und-nuernberg aerotelegraph.com - "Sundair and TUIfly help at Dresden and Nuremberg"] 7 Februar 2019</ref>

In October 2024, [[Ryanair]] announced the termination of all routes at three German airports including Dresden, citing high operational costs.<ref>[https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000240159/ryanair-stellt-gesamten-betrieb-in-dortmund-dresden-und-leipzig-ein derstandard.de - "Ryanair terminates entire operations in Dortmund, Dresden and Leipzig"] (German) 10 October 2024</ref>

==Facilities==
The airport has one modern passenger terminal building with several shops, restaurants and service agencies as well as seven aircraft parking positions equipped with [[jet bridge]]s and additional apron stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the [[Airbus A320]].


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Dresden Airport:<ref name=officialschedule>[http://www.dresden-airport.de/passengers-and-visitors/destinations-and-timetable.html dresden-airport.de - Destinations and timetable] retrieved 1 January 2025</ref>
*[[Air Berlin]] (Antalya, Corfu, Düsseldorf, Faro, Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Heraklion, Kos, Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Menorca, Nuremberg, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tenerife-South, Thessaloniki)

*[[Austrian Airlines]] (Vienna)
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*[[British Airways]] (London-Gatwick)
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| [[Air Cairo]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]] (begins 31 March 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240823-smns25hrg | title=Air Cairo NS25 Hurghada – Germany Network Additions }}</ref>
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| [[Corendon Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref name=officialschedule/><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221020-xcxrnw22|title=Corendon Airlines NW22 Scheduled Service Adjustment – 20OCT22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=20 October 2022|accessdate=11 November 2024|language=en-ca}}</ref>
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| [[Eurowings]] | [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref><ref name=officialschedule/> <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221107-e6nw22|title=Eurowings Outlines Eurowings Europe Malta A320 Network in NW22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=7 November 2022|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref><ref name=officialschedule/>
*[[Tunisair]] (Monastir)
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| [[Sundair]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref name=SR>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundair.com/flightplan/#/|title=Sundair.com|website=sundair.com|date=1 January 2025}}</ref> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name=SR/> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name=SR/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name=SR/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name=SR/> [[Varna Airport|Varna]]<ref name=SR/>
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| [[SunExpress]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation.direct/herbst-2023-sunexpress-legt-antalya-fluege-ab-dresden-auf | title=Herbst 2023: SunExpress legt Antalya-Flüge ab Dresden auf | date=25 April 2023 }}</ref><ref name=officialschedule/>
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| {{nowrap|[[Swiss International Air Lines]]}} | [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lxnw24eu|title=SWISS NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=30 October 2024}}</ref>
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==Statistics==
[[File:Aerial image of the Dresden Airport.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the airport]]
[[File:DRS terminal interior.jpg|thumb|Check-in area]]
[[File:FlughafenDresdenRampIII.JPG|thumb|Apron overview]]
<!--{{Airport-Statistics|iata=DRS}}-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; width:200px;" align="center"
|+
|-
! style="width:75px"| !! {{nowrap|Passengers}}
|-
!2000
| 1,759,638
|-
!2001
| {{decrease}} 1,642,736
|-
!2002
| {{decrease}} 1,518,784
|-
!2003
| {{increase}} 1,553,774
|-
!2004
| {{increase}} 1,620,781
|-
!2005
| {{increase}} 1,782,901
|-
!2006
| {{increase}} 1,836,068
|-
!2007
| {{increase}} 1,849,836
|-
!2008
| {{increase}} 1,856,390
|-
!2009
| {{decrease}} 1,718,923
|-
!2010
| {{increase}} 1,843,113
|-
!2011
| {{increase}} 1,917,915
|-
!2012
| {{decrease}} 1,886,425
|-
!2013
| {{decrease}} 1,754,139
|-
!2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aero.de/news-21034/Flughafen-Dresden-Passagierzahl-stagniert.html |title = Flughafen Dresden: Fluggastzahl stagniert|date = 17 January 2015}}</ref>
| {{increase}} 1,760,480
|-
!2015<ref>http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-international/news-detail/datum/2016/01/18/leichter-passagierschwund-in-dresden-und-leipzig.html{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| {{decrease}} 1,726,471
|-
!2016
| {{decrease}} 1,667,880
|-
!2017
| {{increase}} 1,702,572
|-
!2018
| {{increase}} 1,762,175
|-
!2019
| {{decrease}} 1,595,565
|-
!2020
|{{decrease}} {{0}}383,568
|-
!2021
|{{decrease}} {{0}}331,384
|-
!2022
|{{increase}} {{0}}838,387
|-
!2023
|{{increase}} {{0}}929,928
|-
| colspan=5 align="right"| <small>''Source: ADV''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adv.aero |title = Unsere Flughäfen – Regionale Stärke, Globaler Anschluss}}</ref></small>
|}

==Ground transportation==
[[File:Dresden_Flughafen_.jpg|thumb|Railway station at Dresden Airport]]

===Public transport===
[[Dresden Airport railway station]] is in the basement of the terminal building. It is served by the S2 line of the [[Dresden S-Bahn]], which runs every half-hour to [[Dresden-Neustadt railway station|Dresden-Neustadt]] and [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof]] stations in the centre of Dresden, with journey times of 13 and 23 minutes respectively. On weekdays the trains continue on to the towns of [[Heidenau]] and [[Pirna]].<ref name=fdpt>{{cite web | url = http://www.dresden-airport.de/homepage/passengers-and-visitors/to-and-from-the-airport-parking/rail-and-bus.html | title = Flughafen Dresden - Public transport | publisher = Flughafen Dresden GmbH | access-date = 2013-05-21 | archive-date = 2013-03-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130306021754/http://www.dresden-airport.de/homepage/passengers-and-visitors/to-and-from-the-airport-parking/rail-and-bus.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

[[Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe]] (DVB) bus route 77 links the airport to DVB tram route 7, providing an alternative route to central Dresden. DVB bus route 80 links the airport to the districts of [[Klotzsche]], Wilder Mann, Trachau and Cotta as well as the town of Boxdorf and also tram route 7.<ref name=fdpt/> In 2020 DVB published plans for a new tram line 17 to branch off of tram line 7 serving the airport.<ref>[https://www.dvb.de/-/media/files/die-dvb/opnv_strategiepapier_dvb.pdf Mobilität für Dresden Strategiepapier zum zukünftigen ÖPNV in Dresden]</ref>

The airport is in the [[Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe]]'s Dresden tariff zone, as is central Dresden. A single ticket is valid on the S-Bahn, trams and buses within that zone. Other tariff zones cover the surrounding towns as far as [[Meißen]] and the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] border. Tickets can be purchased at ticket vending machines in the station, at the bus stop, or at the airport information desk on the Arrivals level of the terminal.<ref name=fdpt/>

===Road transport===
Dresden Airport is around {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} north<ref name="AIP"/> of the centre of Dresden. The direct journey, on city streets, takes about 20 minutes.<ref name=fdct>{{cite web | url = http://www.dresden-airport.de/en/reisende_und_besucher/an_und_abreise/pkw.html | title = Flughaven Dresden - Car and taxi | publisher = Flughafen Dresden GmbH | access-date = 2009-04-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120419154950/http://www.dresden-airport.de/homepage.html | archive-date = 2012-04-19 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

The airport is served by an adjacent junction on the [[Bundesautobahn 4|A4]] [[Autobahn]], which by-passes central Dresden on its route from [[Aachen]], on the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] border, to [[Görlitz]], on the [[Poland|Polish]] border. Junctions in the Dresden area connect the A4 to the [[Bundesautobahn 13|A13]], to [[Berlin]], and the [[Bundesautobahn 17|A17]], to the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] border and [[Prague]].<ref name=fdct/>

The airport has a [[multi-storey car park]] with approximately 1,500 spaces, connected to the terminal building by a glass-covered pedestrian bridge. Additionally, there are three long-stay car parks, and a short-stay car park right next to the terminal access.<ref name=fdpk>{{cite web | url = http://www.dresden-airport.de/en/reisende_und_besucher/an_und_abreise/parken.html | title = Flughaven Dresden - Parking | publisher = Flughafen Dresden GmbH | access-date = 2009-04-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120419154950/http://www.dresden-airport.de/homepage.html | archive-date = 2012-04-19 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Transport in Germany]]
* [[List of airports in Germany]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Flughafen Dresden}}
* [http://www.dresden-airport.de/en/index.html Dresden Airport (in English)]
* [http://www.lasd.de/ Lufthansa Airport Services Dresden (LASD)]
* [http://www.dresden-airport.de/ Official website]
* {{NWS-current|EDDC}}
* {{ASN|DRS}}

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Latest revision as of 03:40, 6 January 2025

Dresden Airport

Flughafen Dresden
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMitteldeutsche Airport Holding AG
ServesDresden, Germany
Elevation AMSL754 ft / 230 m
Coordinates51°08′04″N 13°46′05″E / 51.13444°N 13.76806°E / 51.13444; 13.76806 (Dresden Airport)
Websitedresden-airport.de
Map
DRS is located in Saxony
DRS
DRS
Location of airport in Saxony
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,850 9,351 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
H1 30 98 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers838,387 Increase +155,4%
Aircraft movements20,119 Increase +39,6%
Freight (in tons)39 Decrease -11,3%
Sources: Statistics at ADV.[1],
AIP at German air traffic control.[2]

Dresden Airport (IATA: DRS, ICAO: EDDC) is the international airport of Dresden, the state capital of Saxony, Germany. It is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden 9 km (5.6 mi) north[2] of the city centre. It was formerly also known in German as Flughafen Dresden-Klotzsche. Destinations from the airport include a few European cities and several holiday destinations.

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering Aerospace and Airbus, is based at the airport. EFW is tasked with freighter conversions as well as aircraft maintenance, including the Airbus A380.[3]

History

[edit]

Early years

[edit]

The airport was opened to commercial traffic on 11 July 1935.[4] Though planned as a commercial airport, its importance to the military increased dramatically during the Third Reich. During World War II it was exclusively used for military purposes. An airlift between the airport and Breslau (modern day Wrocław) was established to support German troops during the Siege of Breslau in the spring of 1945. Attempts to destroy buildings and equipment before Allied troops could occupy Dresden failed due to the resistance of civil airport employees.

During the following years, the airport was used as an education centre for the Soviet army. It was reopened for commercial traffic on 16 June 1957. In 1959 international air traffic resumed, primarily to Eastern Bloc countries.

Between 1955 and 1961, the East German government decided to develop its own aviation industry centred on Dresden, with the VEB Flugzeugwerke Dresden ("Publicly-owned Aircraft Factories Dresden") as the main plant. Although this development ultimately failed, it increased the importance of Klotzsche Airport considerably, and still shapes the design and atmosphere of the airport today.[4] With the end of aircraft manufacturing in 1961, the plant became the VEB Flugzeugwerft Dresden ("Publicly-owned Aircraft Maintenance Dresden"), a maintenance facility for Eastern Bloc fighter aircraft and helicopters. From 1963, the airport was also home of an East German military transport squadron with Ilyushin Il-14 and later Antonov An-26, designated as Transportfliegerstaffel 27 (TFS-27) and later Transportfliegerstaffel 24 (TFS-24, TS-24). Passenger traffic was limited to domestic routes and to a few destinations in other Eastern Bloc countries.

Development after German reunification

[edit]

After German reunification, the airport was expanded and flights to western European capitals were added. Traffic increased sevenfold during the first half of the 1990s and a second terminal was opened in 1995.

In 2001 the current terminal was added. It was rebuilt from a hangar formerly used as an assembly hall by the aircraft industry.[4]

In 2008, 1,860,364 passengers passed through the airport, an increase of 0.3% over the previous year and a record for the airport. In the same year, there were 36,968 takeoffs and landings, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year.[5] The airport rebranded itself as "Dresden International" in September of the same year.

In February 2015, Etihad Regional terminated of all their Dresden operations (which had commenced only two years earlier) due to changes to their strategy. All three existing routes were shut down, while two planned routes were never started.[6] In June 2015, CityJet announced the termination of their route from London City Airport to Dresden after two years, citing low demand.[7] After the demise of Germania in early 2019, Sundair announced they would base aircraft in Dresden and fly to several former Germania leisure destinations.[8]

In October 2024, Ryanair announced the termination of all routes at three German airports including Dresden, citing high operational costs.[9]

Facilities

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The airport has one modern passenger terminal building with several shops, restaurants and service agencies as well as seven aircraft parking positions equipped with jet bridges and additional apron stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320.

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Dresden Airport:[10]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Cairo Seasonal: Hurghada (begins 31 March 2025)[11]
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Antalya[10][12]
Eurowings Düsseldorf[13][10]
Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca[14][10]
Lufthansa Frankfurt,[15] Munich[10]
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal: Antalya[16][10]
Sundair Seasonal: Burgas,[17] Heraklion,[17] Kos,[17] Palma de Mallorca,[17] Rhodes,[17] Varna[17]
SunExpress Seasonal: Antalya[18][10]
Swiss International Air Lines Zürich[19]

Statistics

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Aerial view of the airport
Check-in area
Apron overview
Passengers
2000 1,759,638
2001 Decrease 1,642,736
2002 Decrease 1,518,784
2003 Increase 1,553,774
2004 Increase 1,620,781
2005 Increase 1,782,901
2006 Increase 1,836,068
2007 Increase 1,849,836
2008 Increase 1,856,390
2009 Decrease 1,718,923
2010 Increase 1,843,113
2011 Increase 1,917,915
2012 Decrease 1,886,425
2013 Decrease 1,754,139
2014[20] Increase 1,760,480
2015[21] Decrease 1,726,471
2016 Decrease 1,667,880
2017 Increase 1,702,572
2018 Increase 1,762,175
2019 Decrease 1,595,565
2020 Decrease 383,568
2021 Decrease 331,384
2022 Increase 838,387
2023 Increase 929,928
Source: ADV[22]

Ground transportation

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Railway station at Dresden Airport

Public transport

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Dresden Airport railway station is in the basement of the terminal building. It is served by the S2 line of the Dresden S-Bahn, which runs every half-hour to Dresden-Neustadt and Dresden Hauptbahnhof stations in the centre of Dresden, with journey times of 13 and 23 minutes respectively. On weekdays the trains continue on to the towns of Heidenau and Pirna.[23]

Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) bus route 77 links the airport to DVB tram route 7, providing an alternative route to central Dresden. DVB bus route 80 links the airport to the districts of Klotzsche, Wilder Mann, Trachau and Cotta as well as the town of Boxdorf and also tram route 7.[23] In 2020 DVB published plans for a new tram line 17 to branch off of tram line 7 serving the airport.[24]

The airport is in the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe's Dresden tariff zone, as is central Dresden. A single ticket is valid on the S-Bahn, trams and buses within that zone. Other tariff zones cover the surrounding towns as far as Meißen and the Czech border. Tickets can be purchased at ticket vending machines in the station, at the bus stop, or at the airport information desk on the Arrivals level of the terminal.[23]

Road transport

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Dresden Airport is around 9 km (5.6 mi) north[2] of the centre of Dresden. The direct journey, on city streets, takes about 20 minutes.[25]

The airport is served by an adjacent junction on the A4 Autobahn, which by-passes central Dresden on its route from Aachen, on the Dutch border, to Görlitz, on the Polish border. Junctions in the Dresden area connect the A4 to the A13, to Berlin, and the A17, to the Czech border and Prague.[25]

The airport has a multi-storey car park with approximately 1,500 spaces, connected to the terminal building by a glass-covered pedestrian bridge. Additionally, there are three long-stay car parks, and a short-stay car park right next to the terminal access.[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2022" (PDF; 919 KB). adv.aero (in German). Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. ^ a b c "AIP VFR online". dfs.de. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ^ elbeflugzeugwerke.com - "Elbe Flugzeugwerke re-enters A380 maintenance market" 23 September 2024
  4. ^ a b c "Flughaven Dresden - History of the airport". Flughafen Dresden GmbH. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  5. ^ "Flughaven Dresden - Press release - 2008 traffic report". Flughafen Dresden GmbH. 2009-01-19. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  6. ^ "Etihad Regional zieht sich aus Leipzig und Dresden zurück - airliners.de".
  7. ^ aero.de - "Cityjet cancels Dresden route" (German) retrieved 5 June 2015
  8. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Sundair and TUIfly help at Dresden and Nuremberg" 7 Februar 2019
  9. ^ derstandard.de - "Ryanair terminates entire operations in Dortmund, Dresden and Leipzig" (German) 10 October 2024
  10. ^ a b c d e f g dresden-airport.de - Destinations and timetable retrieved 1 January 2025
  11. ^ "Air Cairo NS25 Hurghada – Germany Network Additions".
  12. ^ Liu, Jim (20 October 2022). "Corendon Airlines NW22 Scheduled Service Adjustment – 20OCT22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. ^ Liu, Jim (14 February 2023). "Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  14. ^ Liu, Jim (7 November 2022). "Eurowings Outlines Eurowings Europe Malta A320 Network in NW22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  15. ^ "THAI Expands Lufthansa European Codeshare Service from late-July 2024".
  16. ^ "Pegasus NS24 Antalya Network Expansion – 08NOV23".
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Sundair.com". sundair.com. 1 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Herbst 2023: SunExpress legt Antalya-Flüge ab Dresden auf". 25 April 2023.
  19. ^ "SWISS NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Flughafen Dresden: Fluggastzahl stagniert". 17 January 2015.
  21. ^ http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-international/news-detail/datum/2016/01/18/leichter-passagierschwund-in-dresden-und-leipzig.html[permanent dead link‍]
  22. ^ "Unsere Flughäfen – Regionale Stärke, Globaler Anschluss".
  23. ^ a b c "Flughafen Dresden - Public transport". Flughafen Dresden GmbH. Archived from the original on 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  24. ^ Mobilität für Dresden Strategiepapier zum zukünftigen ÖPNV in Dresden
  25. ^ a b "Flughaven Dresden - Car and taxi". Flughafen Dresden GmbH. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  26. ^ "Flughaven Dresden - Parking". Flughafen Dresden GmbH. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
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