Dortmund Airport is a small international airport in North Rhine-Westphalia, 10 km east of Dortmund. It serves the East Rhine-Ruhr region, the most densely populated region in Germany. The majority of the airport’s flight operations are carried out by low-cost airlines. In addition, scheduled tourist traffic, private jet flights for business travellers account for a larger share. A squadron of the North Rhine-Westphalia police air force and a station of the DRF Luftrettung are located on the airport grounds.
In terms of passenger numbers, the airport is the third largest commercial airport in North Rhine-Westphalia and ranks 10th in Germany. In 2018, the airport was one of the 10 most punctual airports in the world and the most punctual airport in Germany. Since 2006, it bears the name “Dortmund Airport 21”, referring to the fact that it is the largest shareholder of the Dortmund supply company DSW21.
Germany private jet charter prices
Although Dortmund Airport air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Dortmund are as follows.
| Light Jet | 16.350 EUR |
| Midsize Jet | 20.350 EUR |
| Heavy Jet | 30.200 EUR |
These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information.
History of Dortmund Airport
Originally located in the suburb of Brackel, the airport was first used for commercial flights in 1925 by Aero Lloyd, which organised flights to Paris. During the Second World War, the airport was used as a German air base and was later taken over by the British Royal Air Force. When German commercial air services were resumed in 1955, service to Dortmund was not resumed. In 1960 the civil airport was moved to Dortmund-Wickede. The old airport was abandoned and used by British forces until the 1990s.
For the following decades, Düsseldorf Airport and Cologne Bonn Airport were the dominant commercial airports in the Rhine-Ruhr Region. Commercial service was resumed in 1979 with daily flights to Munich by Reise- und Industrieflug. Nuremberg and Stuttgart followed shortly afterwards. After German reunification in 1990, Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin and London were added to the flight programme. Reise- und Industrieflug and Nürnberger Flugdienst merged in 1990 and Eurowings, currently based in Dortmund, was founded.
Since late 2000, Dortmund Airport has experienced a significant increase in air traffic. Since 2000, many new airlines have started to serve Dortmund, many of them with mainline jets. EasyJet made Dortmund a hub in 2004 and Germanwings followed in 2007.
In the 2000s, as with easyJet, other low-cost carriers also started to open flights from Dortmund Airport. WizzAir was the most important contributor to the airport’s revitalisation. The Hungarian low-cost airline began serving the airport in the mid-2000s, operating several routes to Eastern Europe, largely due to the Ruhr’s significant Slavic community. In June 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wizzair announced that Dortmund Airport would become its 33rd base, the first in Germany. However, a year later, Wizz Air announced the closure of the Dortmund base, which led to the termination of several routes
Dortmun travel guide
Dortmund, which is called the Green Metropolis and is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, the most developed state of Germany, is one of the fastest developing cities in the country in terms of tourism.
Among the places to visit in the city are Dortmund Zoo, which hosts more than 250 species, Museum Ostwall, where the connection between life and art is explained in the strongest way, Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, one of the oldest museums in the country, and Museum “Hawk’s Tower”, which must be seen by those interested in art and history, The Borusseum, which was built for the Dortmund Football Team, Westfalenpark, which is one of the most beautiful walking paths in the city and perhaps in the country, LWL Industrial Museum Zollern, where artefacts from the industrial age are exhibited, Florianturm, the oldest television tower in the world, and Botanischer Garten Rombergpark, which was founded in 1822 and has been expanding every year.
Getting from Dortmund Airport to the city centre
There are alternatives such as taxi, bus, train and car rental from Dortmund Airport to the city centre. It takes approximately 25 minutes to get to the centre by taxi at the port exit. Airport Express buses in the port go directly to the city centre, while bus number 440 goes to the train station.
Trains departing every 30 minutes from the train station, which can be reached by bus, reach the city centre in approximately 20 minutes. There are offices of different car rental companies in the port.
