DRS — Dresden Airport

Large airport in Dresden, Germany.
IATA code
DRS
ICAO code
EDDC
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
882,442
2025 · +0.2% on the year before
Nonstop routes
11
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Europe/Berlin
Elevation
230 m
755 ft
Runways
1
Longest 2,850 m

Jan–May 2026: 247,880 passengers, −17.1% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with D

About DRS

Dresden Airport is a large airport serving Dresden, Germany. It opened in 1935 and is run by Flughafen Dresden GmbH. 882,442 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 11 nonstop routes from DRS.

Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from DRS

Route Distance Passengers / year
DRS → FRA389 km 243,231
DRS → MUC341 km 151,480
DRS → AYT2,079 km 149,216
DRS → PMI1,547 km 111,106
DRS → ZRH558 km 60,481
DRS → DUS489 km 42,045
DRS → AMS635 km 36,415
DRS → STN942 km 30,599
DRS → HRG3,151 km 30,016
DRS → HER1,979 km 22,094
DRS → RHO1,994 km 22,051

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code Airport Distance
LEJLeipzig/Halle Airport111 km
KLVKarlovy Vary Airport120 km
PRGVáclav Havel Airport Prague120 km
BERBerlin Brandenburg Airport138 km

Distance from DRS to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
DRS → LHR991 km —
DRS → DXB4,545 km —
DRS → CDG836 km —
DRS → FRA389 km 243,231
DRS → IST1,586 km —
DRS → AMS635 km 36,415
DRS → JFK6,485 km —
DRS → ATL7,701 km —
DRS → LAX9,486 km —
DRS → SIN9,908 km —
DRS → HND9,055 km —
DRS → DOH4,305 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
04/222,850 m 60 mConcrete

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Dresden, Saxony, Germany · 51.1341, 13.7678

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Dresden Airport has the IATA code DRS and the ICAO code EDDC. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

For travel agents: have an Amadeus booking? Read it in plain English with the free PNR converter.