Dresden Airport (IATA: DRS, ICAO: EDDC) is the international airport in Dresden, the capital of the German Free State of Saxony. It is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden 9 km (5.6 mi) north of the city centre. It was known in German as Flughafen Dresden-Klotzsche. Destinations from the airport include a few European cities and several holiday destinations.
The airport was opened to commercial traffic on 11 July 1935.

Though planned as a commercial airport, its importance to the military increased dramatically during the Third Reich. During World War II it was exclusively used for military purposes. An airlift between the airport and Breslau (modern day Wrocław) was established to support German troops during the Siege of Breslau in the spring of 1945. Attempts to destroy buildings and equipment before 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 centre for the Soviet army. It was reopened for commercial traffic on 16 June 1957. In 1959 international air traffic resumed, primarily to Eastern Bloc countries.

Between 1955 and 1961, the East German government decided to develop its own aviation industry centred on Dresden. Although this development ultimately failed, it increased the importance of Klotzsche Airport considerably, and still shapes the design and atmosphere of the airport today.

Development after German reunification

Fully compatible with:

FTX Global Base
FTX Global openLC Europe or FTX Germany South (including change of seasons)
FTX Global Vector or Default flight simulator vector
FS Global 2018 FTX or Default flight simulator mesh
Shading and occlusion (texture baking) effects on terminal and other airport buildings
Ground polygons made with the requirements of the SDK Prepad 3D
Dynamic lighting of the apron - only Prepar3D V4
Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS) (SODE+GSX)
High resolution ground textures / Custom runway textures
High resolution building textures
Animated SODE Jetways
Surrounding area with custom autogen
Fully AI traffic compatible with accurat AFCAD file
Excellent night effects
3D birds
Optimized for excellent performance
Fully 3d taxiways lighting
Automatic season change for vegatation, photobackground high resolution
Realistic reflections on glass (Prepar3D V3&4)
Inclusion of manual in PDF format