Germany flag Dresden Airport (DRS)

Country Germany | Europe | International Gateway | IATA: DRS | ICAO: EDDC | Elevation 755 ft · 230 m | Local time —

Destinations
16
Flights / day
16
Busiest route
Frankfurt
Top airline
SundAir

Dresden Airport averages 16 flights per day to 16 destinations, with four domestic routes and 12 international routes. A total of 13 airlines operate at DRS, led by SundAir. This airport provides direct service to 11 countries across two continents, with Türkiye representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Dresden connects to Hurghada, with a typical flight time of 4 hr 50 mins. Updated: October 16, 2026

Route Network

Dresden Airport connects 16 destinations worldwide, with Frankfurt standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Hurghada, and the shortest flight is to Wrocław.

Germany flag Frankfurt (FRA) – Germany 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
242 mi · 389 km
3
per day
Türkiye flag Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye 4 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,291 mi · 2,078 km
3
per day
Germany flag Munich (MUC) – Germany 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
211 mi · 340 km
3
per day
Spain flag Mallorca (PMI) – Spain 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
961 mi · 1,546 km
2
per day
Greece flag Heraklion (HER) – Greece 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,230 mi · 1,979 km
1
per day
Switzerland flag Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
346 mi · 556 km
1
per day
Germany flag Düsseldorf (DUS) – Germany 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
303 mi · 488 km
5
per week
Italy flag Bolzano (BZO) – Italy 1 airline
—
DRS → BZO
3
per week
Greece flag Rodes Island (RHO) – Greece 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,239 mi · 1,993 km
2
per week
Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 1 airline
—
DRS → DUB
1
per week
Egypt flag Hurghada (HRG) – Egypt 1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
1,959 mi · 3,152 km
1
per week
Greece flag Kos Island (KGS) – Greece 1 airline
—
DRS → KGS
1
per week
Montenegro flag Podgorica (TGD) – Montenegro 1 airline
—
DRS → TGD
1
per week
Hungary flag Sármellék (SOB) – Hungary 1 airline
—
DRS → SOB
1
per week
Germany flag Stuttgart (STR) – Germany 1 airline
—
DRS → STR
1
per week
Poland flag Wrocław (WRO) – Poland 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
135 mi · 218 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 16, 2026.

Dresden Airport is served by 13 airlines, with SundAir in the lead at 33% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 52% of routes. 10 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 11 airlines operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. Nesma Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Hurghada with a flight time of 4 hrs 50 mins.

SundAir (7 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
Eurowings (2 routes)
Pegasus (1 routes)
Sun Express (1 routes)
Tailwind (1 routes)
Corendon Airlines Europe (1 routes)
SWISS (1 routes)
SkyAlps (1 routes)
Flexjet (1 routes)
Nesma Airlines (1 routes)
EFS European Flight Service (1 routes)
FJO (1 routes)

Dresden Airport provides direct service to 11 countries across two continents. The route network is 25% domestic and 75% international. Türkiye is the primary international destination.

Germany - 7/day
Türkiye - 3/day
Spain - 2/day
Greece - 2/day
Switzerland - 1/day
Italy - 0/day
Ireland - 0/day
Egypt - 0/day
Montenegro - 0/day
Hungary - 0/day
Poland - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
1 min late
1 min (+990.3%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min late
2 min (+153%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min late
1 min (+307.5%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
min (-7.4%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
2 min late
1 min (+61.8%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
min (-18.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#791 (16 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#792 (16 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
9,344 ft 2,848 m 197 ft 60 m Concrete
9,344 ft 2,848 m 197 ft 60 m Concrete

Runway Length

45 aircraft cannot operate at Dresden Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 9,344 ft (2,848 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Dresden (IATA: DRS) operates around 16 flights per day to 16 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 4 domestic and 12 international routes, with SundAir as the leading carrier and Frankfurt currently the busiest connection. From DRS, passengers can reach 11 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,848 m (9,344 ft).

Miscellaneous