EDDC
Dresden Airport
VFR
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Name
Dresden Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
EDDC / DRS / EDDC
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:44 pm (CET)
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Municipality
Dresden
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Coordinates
51° 8′ 2″ N 13° 46′ 4″ E
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Elevation
754 ft (230 m MSL)
About Dresden Airport
Dresden Airport (IATA: DRS, ICAO: EDDC) is an international airport of Dresden, the state capital of Saxony, Germany. It is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden 9 km (5.6 mi) north of the city centre. It was formerly also known in German as Flughafen Dresden-Klotzsche. Destinations from the airport include a few European cities and several holiday destinations.
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering Aerospace and Airbus, is based at the airport. EFW is tasked with freighter conversions as well as aircraft maintenance, including the Airbus A380.