DRS

Dresden Airport

Dresden, Germany

Operated by Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AGpublic

Opened1935ICAOEDDCElev755 ft

The Verdict

63/100Surprisingly not awful

Infrastructure is the weak link. At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #46 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026

Operational30%

77Actually decent

Sentiment25%

61It'll do

Infrastructure15%

31Painful

Sent. Velocity15%

100Suspiciously good

Connectivity15%

33Struggling

What People Think

DRS: neither a complaint nor a recommendation. Just a place planes go.

7.3Avg Rating / 10

1,183

ReviewsGoogle 1180Skytrax 3

37%Positive

★ 4.0on Google Maps (1,180 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2024–2026)+0.38 over 3 years

Then: 8.1/5 (462 reviews)Now: 8.5/5 (85 reviews)

Positive37%

Neutral62%

Negative1%

Queuing

3.0

Cleanliness

3.3

Staff

2.8

Food & Bev

2.3

Wifi

3.1

Wayfinding

3.4

Transport

3.0

Shopping

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The Numbers

882KPassengers (2025)

+0.2%YoY Growth

882K passengers in 2025 — still 45% below the 2019 peak, though up 171% from the 2021 COVID crater.

450KInternational (51%)

432KDomestic (49%)

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available

The Lounge Dresden

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 10,427 flights

0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 10,427 flights

—Avg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

0.0pp vs prior year

Where You Can Escape To

13 routes · 3 regions

Europe8

Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)—

Munich International Airport (MUC)—

Zurich Airport (ZRH)—

Palma De Mallorca Airport (PMI)—

Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)—

Bolzano Airport (BZO)—

Barcelona International Airport (BCN)—

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)—

Middle East1

Antalya International Airport (AYT)—

Africa1

Hurghada International Airport (HRG)—

Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

1 Runway

04/229,350ft × 197ft · CON · Lighted

The Backstory

1935

Opened

HistoryAfter German reunification, the airport was expanded and flights to western European capitals were added. Traffic increased sevenfold during the first half of the 1990s and a second terminal was opened in 1995. In 2001 the current terminal was added....

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.