Dresden Airport (IATA: DRS, ICAO: EDDC), formerly known as Flughafen Dresden-Klotzsche in German, is the international airport of Dresden, Germany. It is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden 9 km (5.6 mi) north of the city centre. The airport rebranded itself as "Dresden International" in September 2008.
In 2008, 1,860,364 passengers passed through the airport, an increase of 0.3% over the previous year and a record for the airport. In the same year, there were 36,968 takeoffs and landings, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year.
Dresden Airport is home to EADS EFW, a business unit of EADS. Lufthansa Airport Services Dresden GmbH (LASD), a subsidiary of Lufthansa, and AHS (Aviation Handling Services) provide passenger services at the airport. The general aviation services are offered by the airport itself.
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