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Dresden International Airport

Dresden Airport, Germany,
Flughafenstrasse, D-01109 Dresden
Tel: +49 (351) 8 81-0,
(Traffic Operations) +49 (351) 8 81-3110,
(Marketing/PR) +49 (351) 8 81-3031
Fax: +49 (351) 8 81-3005,
(Marketing/PR) +49 (351) 8 81-3035
e-mail: cargo@dresden-airport.de
Website: www.dresden-airport.de

Airport Data: International, Heliport, Dresden 9km (5miles), Position 51°07´58"N, 013°46´02"E, 24 hours, 1 Passenger Terminal, 1 Cargo Terminal, 21 Aircraft Stands

Airfield Data: Fire Category 7
Navigational Aids: CAT II & III
Runway 1: Heading 04/22, 2,508m (8,228ft), ICAO Cat. 4E, Aircraft size max: All types.

Airlines Serving Airport: Aero Lloyd, Air Berlin, Air Europa, Air Malta, Air VIA Bulgarian Airways, Britannia Cargo, Cirrusair, City Air, Condor, Eurocypria Airlines, Eurowings, Fly FTI, Germania Fluggesellschaft, Hahn Air, Hapag Lloyd, KLM, Lufthansa, Novair Airlines, Onur Air, Pegasus, Royal Air Maroc, Spanair, Sunexpress Air, Swiss WorldCargo, Transaer, Transavia, Tunisair, Tyrolean

Cargo Facilities: Capacity 10,000tonnes (22,046,000lbs), Warehouse 1,670m² (17,975sq ft), 1x 747 Freighter Dock, Bonded Warehouse, Transit Zone, Mechanical Handling, Heated Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Mortuary, X-Ray Equipment, Security for Valuables, Dangerous Goods, Radioactive Goods, Very Large/Heavy Cargo, Warehouse Operated Mon-Fri 07:00-23:00, Sat 07:00-15:00, Sun 08:00-23:00

Customs Tel: +49 (351) 8 81-5730Fax: +49 (351) 8 81-5705
Op. Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00
Cargo Handling Agents: Port Ground GmbH

Passenger Facilities: Annual Capacity 3,500,000, 24 check-in desks, 12 gates, 6 airbridges, 2 baggage claim belts, 70 short term parking spaces, 7,495 long term parking spaces, Min. Connection Times Intl-Intl: 25mins, Dom-Intl: 25mins, Dom-Dom: 25mins, Post Office, Bank, Bureau de Change, Auto Exchange Machine, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Newsagent/Tobacconist, Gift Shop, Travel Agent, Tourist Help Desk, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid, Baby/Parent Room, Disabled Access/Facilities, Business Centre.

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Airport Facts

History
The airport was opened on July 11, 1935, north of Dresden.

Though planned as a commercial airport, its importance to the military increased dramatically during the following years in the Third Reich. During World War II it was exclusively used for military purposes. Attempts to destroy buildings and equipment before the Allied troops could occupy Dresden failed due to the resistance of civil airport employees.

During the following years, the airport was used as an education center for the Soviet army. It was reopened for commercial traffic on June 16, 1957. In 1959 international airtraffic resumed, primarily to countries of the eastern block.

In the mid 1950s, the East German government decided to develop its own aviation industry. Its center became Dresden and therefore the importance of Klotzsche Airport increased considerably. In 1961, however, the government came to the realization that this attempt had failed. Existing plants were now used for maintenance tasks and minor aviation development and production.

After German reunification, the airport was expanded and flights to western European capitals were added. Traffic increased seven-fold during the first half of the 1990s and a second terminal was opened in 1995. It was based on an aviation assembly plant. In 2001 the third, and most expansive, terminal was added.

Lufthansa Airport Services Dresden GmbH (LASD), a subsidiary of Lufthansa, provides passenger services at the airport.

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