DTM · Dortmund, Germany
Dortmund Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 51.5183° N, 7.6122° E
Dortmund Airport
Airport in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for DTM
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 2247; ident EDLW; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
dortmund-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Dortmund Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 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
DTM / EDLW
OurAirports ident
EDLW
GPS / local code
EDLW
ISO region
DE-NW
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
dortmund-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q313587
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, 7:07 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
10 km
Approximate distance to central Dortmund.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Berlin
Languages
German
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
357,114 km²
Passenger volume
3 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
6,562 ft / 2,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1960
Owner / entity
Q313587
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Dortmund Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Dortmund, Germany. Dortmund's built-up core sits roughly 10 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.
Dortmund Airport (DTM / EDLW) is at 51.5183° N, 7.6122° E, elevation 425 ft (130 m), serving Dortmund, 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.
Dortmund 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 Dortmund: 10 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 DTM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Dortmund Airport (DTM / EDLW)
Dortmund Airport · Airport in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Source identifiers
EDLW · EDLW · DE-NW
dortmund-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It serves the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, the largest urban agglomeration in Germany, and is mainly used for low-cost and leisure charter flights.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for DTM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Dortmund Airport is a minor international airport located 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Wickede
wickede · 1.7 km from DTM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 15,225 · city coordinates 51.5337, 7.6164
2. Holzwickede
holzwickede · 2.5 km from DTM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 17,821 · city coordinates 51.5000, 7.6333
3. Brackel
brackel · 4.8 km from DTM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 24,930 · city coordinates 51.5257, 7.5444
4. Unna
unna · 5.8 km from DTM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 66,734 · city coordinates 51.5380, 7.6897
5. Aplerbeck
aplerbeck · 5.8 km from DTM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 21,600 · city coordinates 51.4833, 7.5500
6. Scharnhorst
scharnhorst · 6.1 km from DTM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 22,065 · city coordinates 51.5492, 7.5391
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DUS EDDL
Düsseldorf Airport · Düsseldorf
64 km from DTM · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 147 ft (45 m) · airport coordinates 51.2895, 6.7668
2. FMO EDDG
Münster Osnabrück Airport · Greven
69 km from DTM · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 160 ft (49 m) · airport coordinates 52.1338, 7.6885
3. PAD EDLP
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren
70 km from DTM · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 699 ft (213 m) · airport coordinates 51.6125, 8.6175
4. CGN EDDK
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne)
80 km from DTM · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 302 ft (92 m) · airport coordinates 50.8659, 7.1427
5. NRN EDLV
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · Weeze
102 km from DTM · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 106 ft (32 m) · airport coordinates 51.6014, 6.1412
Route-time reference set
1. DTM-DUS
Düsseldorf · 64 km · 55m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from DTM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. DTM-FMO
Greven · 69 km · 55m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from DTM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. DTM-PAD
Büren · 70 km · 55m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from DTM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. DTM-CGN
Köln (Cologne) · 80 km · 56m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from DTM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. DTM-NRN
Weeze · 102 km · 58m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from DTM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 6,562 ft / 2,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for DTM.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. DUS EDDL
Düsseldorf Airport · Düsseldorf · 64 km from DTM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 147 ft (45 m) · 51.2895, 6.7668
2. FMO EDDG
Münster Osnabrück Airport · Greven · 69 km from DTM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 160 ft (49 m) · 52.1338, 7.6885
3. PAD EDLP
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren · 70 km from DTM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 699 ft (213 m) · 51.6125, 8.6175
4. CGN EDDK
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne) · 80 km from DTM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 302 ft (92 m) · 50.8659, 7.1427
5. NRN EDLV
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · Weeze · 102 km from DTM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 106 ft (32 m) · 51.6014, 6.1412
6. HHN EDFH
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · 177 km from DTM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 1,649 ft (503 m) · 49.9464, 7.2617
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
In 2023 the airport served nearly 3 million passengers.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for DTM.
Country and authority
DTM 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 (€). DTM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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
Regional role cue: It serves the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, the largest urban agglomeration in Germany, and is mainly used for low-cost and leisure charter flights. Location cue: Dortmund Airport is a minor international airport located 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q313587 · Dortmund Airport. Administrative area: Brackel. Entity official-site cross-check: dortmund-airport.de
Field and clock profile
Dortmund Airport is a low-elevation field at 425 ft (130 m), positioned at 51.5183° N, 7.6122° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 6,562 ft / 2,000 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
Wickede is the closest retained city-time anchor at 1.7 km. DUS Düsseldorf is the closest retained airport alternative at 64 km.
Country airport peers
DTM is compared with DUS Düsseldorf at 64 km, FMO Greven at 69 km, PAD Büren at 70 km, CGN Köln (Cologne) at 80 km, NRN Weeze at 102 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
DTM-DUS Düsseldorf: 64 km, about 55m, +0h. DTM-FMO Greven: 69 km, about 55m, +0h. DTM-PAD Büren: 70 km, about 55m, +0h. DTM-CGN Köln (Cologne): 80 km, about 56m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EDLW backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. dortmund-airport.com 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
3 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 6,562 ft / 2,000 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies DTM as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
DTM (EDLW) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 3 million passengers, operating from a low-elevation field at 425 ft (130 m).
DTM sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
DTM's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 6,562 ft / 2,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for DTM runs through Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- In 2023 the airport served nearly 3 million passengers.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at dortmund-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for DTM
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
DTM uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Dortmund Airport is about 10 km from central Dortmund; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DUS Düsseldorf is the closest retained alternate at 64 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
dortmund-airport.com 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 DTM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
DTM ranks #4 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
DTM shares Europe/Berlin with BER Berlin DE · CGN Köln (Cologne) DE · DRS Dresden 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
DTM is 425 ft (130 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CIA 427 ft (130 m) (2 ft delta) · SOC 421 ft (128 m) (4 ft delta) · SYR 421 ft (128 m) (4 ft delta) · SEA 433 ft (132 m) (8 ft delta) · MEL 434 ft (132 m) (9 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
DTM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DUS 64 km +0h · FMO 69 km +0h · PAD 70 km +0h · CGN 80 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Düsseldorf | DUS | 64 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Greven | FMO | 69 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Büren | PAD | 70 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Köln (Cologne) | CGN | 80 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Weeze | NRN | 102 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
DTM to DUS
Düsseldorf
Distance 64 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from DTM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DTM to FMO
Greven
Distance 69 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from DTM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DTM to PAD
Büren
Distance 70 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from DTM. 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 Dortmund is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Dortmund 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.
Dortmund 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 DTM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Wickede
wickede · 1.7 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Holzwickede
holzwickede · 2.5 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brackel
brackel · 4.8 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Unna
unna · 5.8 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aplerbeck
aplerbeck · 5.8 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Scharnhorst
scharnhorst · 6.1 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hörde
hoerde · 8.7 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Schwerte
schwerte · 8.8 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kamen
kamen · 9.0 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Eving
eving · 9.8 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dortmund
dortmund · 10 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bergkamen
bergkamen · 11 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Dortmund 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: Düsseldorf (DUS), Greven (FMO), Büren (PAD). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 3 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 6,562 ft / 2,000 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1960.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from DTM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Düsseldorf AirportDUS
Düsseldorf · large airport
- Distance
- 64 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 147 ft (45 m)
Compare against DUS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Münster Osnabrück AirportFMO
Greven · large airport
- Distance
- 69 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 160 ft (49 m)
Compare against FMO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Paderborn Lippstadt AirportPAD
Büren · large airport
- Distance
- 70 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 699 ft (213 m)
Compare against PAD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Cologne Bonn AirportCGN
Köln (Cologne) · large airport
- Distance
- 80 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 302 ft (92 m)
Compare against CGN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Weeze (Niederrhein) AirportNRN
Weeze · large airport
- Distance
- 102 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 106 ft (32 m)
Compare against NRN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Dortmund Airport (DTM) in?▾
Dortmund Airport is in the Europe/Berlin timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Dortmund Airport?▾
Dortmund Airport uses IATA code DTM and ICAO code EDLW.
Where is Dortmund Airport located?▾
Dortmund Airport is located in Dortmund, Germany at coordinates 51.5183° N, 7.6122° E, with an elevation of 425 ft (130 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Dortmund Airport from central Dortmund?▾
Dortmund Airport sits roughly 10 km from the nearest mapped city center for Dortmund.
Which route reference is most useful from DTM?▾
Düsseldorf (DUS) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone Europe/Berlin, and a +0h difference from DTM.
Which authority regulates DTM?▾
Dortmund Airport sits inside Germany, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).
What other airports in Germany are close peers to DTM?▾
DTM's curated peers in Germany on this site include DUS Düsseldorf, FMO Greven, PAD Büren, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Dortmund Airport have?▾
Dortmund Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 6,562 ft / 2,000 m; identifiers include 06/24.