AirportsDresden Airport is a large airport serving Dresden, in Saxony, Germany. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DRS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DRS
- ICAO code
- EDDC
- City
- Dresden
- State or region
- Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.1341° N, 13.7678° E
- Elevation
- 230 m (755 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DRS means Dresden Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EDDC. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.1341° N, 13.7678° E. It stands 230 metres (755 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Berlin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Dresden Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,850 metres (9,350 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 38 airports of Germany on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,850 m 9,350 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leipzig/Halle AirportSchkeuditz | LEJ | 111 km |
| Karlovy Vary AirportKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic | KLV | 120 km |
| Václav Havel Airport PraguePrague, Czech Republic | PRG | 120 km |
| Berlin Brandenburg AirportBerlin | BER | 138 km |
| Zielona Góra-Babimost AirportNowe Kramsko, Poland | IEG | 179 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,750 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,227 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,541 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 988 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,468 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,464 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,906 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,032 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,111 km | 19 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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