Key data, traffic statistics

Key data

2850 metres long, 60 metres wide: the runway at Dresden International Airport

Airport codes

• DRS (IATA code), EDDC (ICAO code)

Operating hours (since 26 October 2008)

• 05:00 to 23:30 for scheduled and charter flights
  
• The airport can be used at all times. Snow clearing and de-icing equipment is available.

Airport Reference Point (ARP)

• Latitude: 51° 08' 03.64″ north
  
• Longitude: 13° 46' 04.80″ east
  
• Position: at the centre of runway 04/22 (41°/221°)
  

Distance and direction from the city, altitude

• The airport is 9 kilometres north of Dresden city centre.
• Altitude: 754 ft (approx. 230 metres) above sea level
  

Technical data

• Length and width of the runway: 2850 x 60 metres (concrete)
• Taxiways: 6 (between 20 and 30 metres wide)
  
• Aircraft parking positions: 26
  
• Boarding bridges: 6
  
• All-weather operation licences: CAT I, CAT II, CAT IIIb
  
• Handling capacity per year: 3.5 million passengers, 10,000 tonnes air cargo
  
• Firefighting vehicles and rescue equipment for technical assistance are available in the appropriate numbers for the size of the operation and in accordance with the requirements for an ICAO Class 8 facility.

Meteorological data

• Average maximum daytime temperature in the warmest month, July: 23.6°C (reference temperature)
  
• Average minimum daytime temperature in the coldest month, January: -2.2°C
• Prevailing wind direction: west-southwest

Fuelling systems

• All necessary carburettor and turbine fuels and oils are available.
  
• Refuelling takes place during airport operating hours.