DRS · Dresden, Germany
Dresden Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 51.1341° N, 13.7678° E
Dresden Airport
Airport serving Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for DRS
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2210; ident EDDC; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
dresden-airport.de
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Dresden Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
DRS / EDDC
OurAirports ident
EDDC
GPS / local code
EDDC
ISO region
DE-SN
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
dresden-airport.de
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q657005
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Berlin · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
9.5 km
Approximate distance to central Dresden.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Berlin
Languages
German
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
357,114 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,350 ft / 2,850 m
Runway surface
concrete
Opened / operator
1935 · Flughafen Dresden GmbH
Owner / entity
Q657005
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Dresden Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Dresden, Germany. Dresden's built-up core sits roughly 9.5 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Berlin (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Dresden Airport (DRS / EDDC) is at 51.1341° N, 13.7678° E, elevation 755 ft (230 m), serving Dresden, Germany.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Dresden is in Germany (capital Berlin); regulated by Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA); on Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: German; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Dresden: 9 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for DRS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Dresden Airport (DRS / EDDC)
Dresden Airport · Airport serving Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Source identifiers
EDDC · EDDC · DE-SN
dresden-airport.de · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
It is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden 9 km (5.6 mi) north of the city centre.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Klotzsche
klotzsche · 2.6 km from DRS
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 21,064 · city coordinates 51.1105, 13.7686
2. Äußere Neustadt
aeussere-neustadt · 7.3 km from DRS
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 18,098 · city coordinates 51.0686, 13.7559
3. Radebeul
radebeul · 8.1 km from DRS
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 32,643 · city coordinates 51.1065, 13.6605
4. Blasewitz
blasewitz · 9.3 km from DRS
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 24,863 · city coordinates 51.0530, 13.7983
5. Dresden
dresden · 9.5 km from DRS
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 556,227 · city coordinates 51.0509, 13.7383
6. Loschwitz
loschwitz · 9.5 km from DRS
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 20,696 · city coordinates 51.0539, 13.8139
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KLV LKKV
Karlovy Vary Airport · Karlovy Vary
120 km from DRS · Europe/Prague · +0h · elevation 1,989 ft (606 m) · airport coordinates 50.2030, 12.9150
2. PRG LKPR
Václav Havel Airport Prague · Prague
120 km from DRS · Europe/Prague · +0h · elevation 1,247 ft (380 m) · airport coordinates 50.1009, 14.2599
3. BER EDDB
Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Berlin
138 km from DRS · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 157 ft (48 m) · airport coordinates 52.3617, 13.5023
4. PED LKPD
Pardubice Airport · Pardubice
187 km from DRS · Europe/Prague · +0h · elevation 741 ft (226 m) · airport coordinates 50.0150, 15.7398
5. WRO EPWR
Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Wrocław
217 km from DRS · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 404 ft (123 m) · airport coordinates 51.1037, 16.8821
Route-time reference set
1. DRS-KLV
Karlovy Vary · 120 km · 59m
Europe/Prague · +0h from DRS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. DRS-PRG
Prague · 120 km · 59m
Europe/Prague · +0h from DRS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. DRS-BER
Berlin · 138 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from DRS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. DRS-PED
Pardubice · 187 km · 1h 4m
Europe/Prague · +0h from DRS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. DRS-WRO
Wrocław · 217 km · 1h 7m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from DRS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,350 ft / 2,850 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for DRS.
Runway identifiers
04/22
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BER EDDB
Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Berlin · 138 km from DRS
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 157 ft (48 m) · 52.3617, 13.5023
2. MUC EDDM
Munich Airport · Munich · 340 km from DRS
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 1,487 ft (453 m) · 48.3538, 11.7861
3. PAD EDLP
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren · 361 km from DRS
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 699 ft (213 m) · 51.6125, 8.6175
4. HAM EDDH
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Hamburg · 378 km from DRS
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 53 ft (16 m) · 53.6304, 9.9882
5. FRA EDDF
Frankfurt Main Airport · Frankfurt am Main · 388 km from DRS
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 364 ft (111 m) · 50.0267, 8.5584
6. STR EDDS
Stuttgart Airport · Stuttgart · 424 km from DRS
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 1,276 ft (389 m) · 48.6899, 9.2220
Country and authority
DRS sits in Germany (Federal Republic of Germany), whose capital is Berlin. Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Western Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: German. Currency context: EUR (€). DRS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Dresden, Saxony, Germany. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: It is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden 9 km (5.6 mi) north of the city centre.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q657005 · Dresden Airport. Administrative area: Klotzsche. Entity official-site cross-check: dresden-airport.de
Field and clock profile
Dresden Airport is a low-elevation field at 755 ft (230 m), positioned at 51.1341° N, 13.7678° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,350 ft / 2,850 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Klotzsche is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.6 km. KLV Karlovy Vary is the closest retained airport alternative at 120 km.
Country airport peers
DRS is compared with BER Berlin at 138 km, MUC Munich at 340 km, PAD Büren at 361 km, HAM Hamburg at 378 km, FRA Frankfurt am Main at 388 km inside the retained Germany airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
DRS-KLV Karlovy Vary: 120 km, about 59m, +0h. DRS-PRG Prague: 120 km, about 59m, +0h. DRS-BER Berlin: 138 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. DRS-PED Pardubice: 187 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EDDC backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. dresden-airport.de is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,350 ft / 2,850 m
Runway identifiers
04/22
OurAirports classifies DRS as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
DRS (EDDC) is a low-elevation field at 755 ft (230 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
DRS sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
DRS's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,350 ft / 2,850 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete.
Flughafen Dresden GmbH is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for DRS.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at dresden-airport.de, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for DRS
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
DRS uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Dresden Airport is about 9.5 km from central Dresden; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KLV Karlovy Vary is the closest retained alternate at 120 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
dresden-airport.de is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place DRS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
DRS ranks #3 in the curated Germany airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
DRS shares Europe/Berlin with BER Berlin DE · CGN Köln (Cologne) DE · DTM Dortmund DE · DUS Düsseldorf DE · FKB Rheinmünster DE · FMM Memmingen DE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
DRS is 755 ft (230 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CLT 748 ft (228 m) (7 ft delta) · SVX 764 ft (233 m) (9 ft delta) · MXP 768 ft (234 m) (13 ft delta) · CEK 769 ft (234 m) (14 ft delta) · PED 741 ft (226 m) (14 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
DRS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KLV 120 km +0h · PRG 120 km +0h · BER 138 km +0h · PED 187 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlovy Vary | KLV | 120 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Prague | PRG | 120 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Berlin | BER | 138 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Pardubice | PED | 187 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Wrocław | WRO | 217 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
DRS to KLV
Karlovy Vary
Distance 120 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone Europe/Prague is +0h from DRS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DRS to PRG
Prague
Distance 120 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone Europe/Prague is +0h from DRS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DRS to BER
Berlin
Distance 138 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from DRS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Dresden is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Dresden is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Dresden Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from DRS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Klotzsche
klotzsche · 2.6 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Äußere Neustadt
aeussere-neustadt · 7.3 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Radebeul
radebeul · 8.1 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Blasewitz
blasewitz · 9.3 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dresden
dresden · 9.5 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Loschwitz
loschwitz · 9.5 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Radeberg
radeberg · 10 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Löbtau
loebtau · 11 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gorbitz
gorbitz · 12 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Coswig
coswig · 13 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Leuben
leuben · 14 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Freital
freital · 17 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Dresden Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Karlovy Vary (KLV), Prague (PRG), Berlin (BER). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,350 ft / 2,850 m; identifiers 04/22.
- Runway surfaces: concrete; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Flughafen Dresden GmbH.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1935.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from DRS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Karlovy Vary AirportKLV
Karlovy Vary · large airport
- Distance
- 120 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,989 ft (606 m)
Compare against KLV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Václav Havel Airport PraguePRG
Prague · large airport
- Distance
- 120 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,247 ft (380 m)
Compare against PRG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Berlin Brandenburg AirportBER
Berlin · large airport
- Distance
- 138 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 157 ft (48 m)
Compare against BER when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Pardubice AirportPED
Pardubice · large airport
- Distance
- 187 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 741 ft (226 m)
Compare against PED when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Copernicus Wrocław AirportWRO
Wrocław · large airport
- Distance
- 217 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 404 ft (123 m)
Compare against WRO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Dresden Airport (DRS) in?▾
Dresden Airport is in the Europe/Berlin timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Dresden Airport?▾
Dresden Airport uses IATA code DRS and ICAO code EDDC.
Where is Dresden Airport located?▾
Dresden Airport is located in Dresden, Germany at coordinates 51.1341° N, 13.7678° E, with an elevation of 755 ft (230 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Dresden Airport from central Dresden?▾
Dresden Airport sits roughly 9.5 km from the nearest mapped city center for Dresden.
Which route reference is most useful from DRS?▾
Karlovy Vary (KLV) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 59m, destination timezone Europe/Prague, and a +0h difference from DRS.
Which authority regulates DRS?▾
Dresden Airport sits inside Germany, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).
What other airports in Germany are close peers to DRS?▾
DRS's curated peers in Germany on this site include BER Berlin, MUC Munich, PAD Büren, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Dresden Airport have?▾
Dresden Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,350 ft / 2,850 m; identifiers include 04/22.