Dortmund Airport

{{short description|Airport in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Dortmund Airport

| nativename = Flughafen Dortmund

| nativename-a =

| nativename-r =

| image = Dortmund Airport Logo.svg

| image-width = 250

| image2 = Aerial image of the Dortmund Airport.jpg

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| caption =

| IATA = DTM

| ICAO = EDLW

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator = Flughafen Dortmund GmbH

| focus_city = Wizz Air

| city-served = Dortmund and the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, Germany

| location =

| metric-elev = y

| elevation-f =

| elevation-m = 130

| coordinates = {{coord|51|31|06|N|007|36|44|E|region:FR-U|display=inline,title}}

| website = [http://www.dortmund-airport.de/5.html?&L=1 dortmund-airport.de]

| pushpin_map = Germany North Rhine-Westphalia

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in North Rhine-Westphalia

| pushpin_label = DTM

| pushpin_label_position = top

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 06/24

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| r1-length-m = 2,000

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| stat-year = 2023

| stat1-header = Passengers

| stat1-data = 2,934,516 {{increase}}13,5%

| stat2-header = Aircraft movements

| stat2-data = 36,258 {{increase}}25,3%

| stat3-header = Cargo (metric tons)

| stat3-data = 0 tonnes {{steady}}+/-0,0%

| footnotes = Sources: Statistics at ADV.{{cite web |url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2022-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf |title=ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2022 |website=adv.aero |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |date=2023-02-13 |accessdate=2023-02-17 |language=de |format=PDF; 919 KB}},
AIP at German air traffic control.{{cite web|url=https://aip.dfs.de/BasicIFR/pages/C001B2.html|title=AIP VFR online|website=dfs.de|access-date=2023-02-21|publisher=DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH|language=en}}

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Dortmund Airport {{Airport codes|DTM|EDLW}} is a minor international airport located {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} east of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, the largest urban agglomeration in Germany, and is mainly used for low-cost and leisure charter flights. In 2023 the airport served nearly 3 million passengers. The nearest major international airport is Düsseldorf Airport approx. {{convert|70|km|abbr=on}} to the southwest.

History

=Early years=

The airport, originally located in the suburb of Brackel, was first served by commercial flights in 1925 by Aero Lloyd, which operated flights to Paris. By the business year 1927/1928, service had expanded to 2,589 commercial flights annually. During World War II the airport was used as a German air base, and was subsequently used by the British Royal Air Force. Service to Dortmund was not recommenced when German commercial air service was restarted in 1955. In 1960, the civil airfield was relocated to Dortmund-Wickede. The old airport was abandoned and occupied by British forces until the 1990s.

=Little service=

Over the next decades Düsseldorf Airport and Cologne Bonn Airport were the dominant commercial airports in the Rhine-Ruhr Area. Additionally Hannover Airport also covered some of the air travel needs of this region. Furthermore, the 257-km (160-mile) Sauerlandlinie opened in the late 1960s, connecting Dortmund with Frankfurt Airport in under two hours by car.

Commercial service was restored in 1979 with daily flights to Munich by Reise- und Industrieflug. Nuremberg and Stuttgart followed shortly afterwards. Following German Reunification in 1990, Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin, and London were added to the flight schedule. Reise- und Industrieflug and Nürnberger Flugdienst merged in 1990 and Eurowings was formed, which is still based in Dortmund.

Construction was started in 1998, and completed in 2000 on a new replacement terminal. This multi-level terminal prepared the airport for its resurgence.

=Resurgence=

From late 2000 onwards, Dortmund Airport has experienced a drastic increase in air traffic. In the 1990s weekly service had been generally restricted to a few turboprop flights to destinations within Germany, as well as occasional charter flights to warm-weather destinations. Since 2000, several new airlines have commenced service to Dortmund, many with mainline jets. Most of the air traffic today is by low cost airlines operating Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family series aircraft to warm-weather destinations and business centres.

The first mass carrier at Dortmund Airport was Air Berlin, which began flights to London, Milan, and Vienna in 2002, supplementing its leisure routes to the Mediterranean. easyJet made Dortmund a hub in 2004, and Germanwings followed in 2007. Air Berlin ceased most non-leisure routes from Dortmund in 2005, but easyJet has taken over in this role. However, easyJet cancelled four of five destinations in 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.derwesten.de/staedte/dortmund/easyjet-streicht-vier-von-fuenf-verbindungen-am-flughafen-dortmund-id6668338.html |title=EasyJet streicht vier von fünf Verbindungen am Flughafen Dortmund - Dortmund - derwesten.de |access-date=26 August 2017 |archive-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209125635/https://www.derwesten.de/staedte/dortmund/easyjet-streicht-vier-von-fuenf-verbindungen-am-flughafen-dortmund-id6668338.html |url-status=dead }} To this day the relatively popular London-Luton route is the only one served by easyJet.

Since 2006 it has been carrying the name "Dortmund Airport 21", in reference to the fact that Dortmund's utility company, DSW21, is its major shareholder. The airport's master plan consists of the following elements: Increasing normal operating hours by one hour at night (to 23:00h), with an additional one-hour window in the morning and at night for exceptions, lengthening the runway to {{cvt|2800|m}}, expanding the terminal and its infrastructure, improving the motorway connections and directly connecting the airport to mass transit.

At one time Eurowings had its headquarters, the Dortmund Administrative Center (Verwaltungsstandort Dortmund), at the airport."[http://www.eurowings.com/en/2448.htm Dortmund Administrative Center] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317174455/http://www.eurowings.com/en/2448.htm |date=17 March 2012 }}." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080828181522/http://www.eurowings.com/2448.htm German version], [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120193754/http://www.eurowings.com/403.htm Map]) Eurowings. Retrieved on 28 January 2011. "Dortmund Administrative Center Eurowings Luftverkehrs AG Flugplatz 21 44319 Dortmund Germany." It has been relocated to Düsseldorf in 2010.

In October 2014, Air Berlin announced it was leaving Dortmund Airport entirely, cancelling their last remaining summer seasonal route to Palma de Mallorca.{{cite web|url=https://www.derwesten.de/staedte/dortmund/air-berlin-verlaesst-dortmund-komplett-id9936420.html|title=Air Berlin verlässt Dortmund komplett|first=DerWesten-|last=derwesten.de|date=15 October 2014|website=www.derwesten.de|access-date=8 February 2019|archive-date=14 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203505/https://www.derwesten.de/staedte/dortmund/air-berlin-verlaesst-dortmund-komplett-id9936420.html|url-status=dead}} The airline had shut down several leisure routes from the airport in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/air-berlin-fruehjahr-flughafen-dortmund/33863|title=Air Berlin zieht sich im Frühjahr vom Flughafen Dortmund zurück|website=airliners.de|access-date=8 February 2019}}

As with easyJet in the 2000s, other low-cost carriers started opening routes from Dortmund Airport. Ryanair has progressively added new routes from Dortmund, mostly to destinations around the Mediterranean and the UK. At one point, Spanish low-cost airline Vueling offered flights to Barcelona, but they have been discontinued despite strong demand. However, Wizz Air has been the most significant contributor to the airport's resurgence. The Hungarian low-cost airline began servicing the airport in the mid 2000s by operating several routes to Eastern Europe, in large parts 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 their Dortmund base which led to the termination of few routes.{{cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/ruhrgebiet/wizzair-schliesst-basis-dortmund-100.html |website=wdr.de|lang=de|date= 12 October 2021|title=Wizz Air schließt Basis am Dortmunder Flughafen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812150804/https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/ruhrgebiet/wizzair-schliesst-basis-dortmund-100.html|archive-date=Aug 12, 2021}}

In October 2024, Ryanair announced the termination of all routes at three German airports including Dortmund, citing high operational costs.[https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000240159/ryanair-stellt-gesamten-betrieb-in-dortmund-dresden-und-leipzig-ein derstandard.de - "Ryanair terminates entire operations in Dortmund, Dresden and Leipzig"] (German) 10 October 2024 In December 2024, Eurowings also announced it would downsize its operations in Dortmund, terminating the year-round service to Munich Airport as well as not resuming four seasonal destinations.[https://www.airliners.de/eurowings-haelt-hamburg-strategie-fest-dortmund-betroffen/78134 airliners.de - "Eurowings continues Hamburg decrease, Dortmund also affected"] (German) 6 December 2024

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Dortmund Airport:[https://www.dortmund-airport.com/flight-schedule dortmund-airport.com - Flight schedule] retrieved 1 November 2024

{{Airport destination list

| Condor | Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca{{cite web|url=https://www.dortmund-airport.com/airport-news/2023/growing-offerings-for-mallorca|title=Growing offerings for Mallorca|website=Dortmund Airport|date=December 14, 2023}}

| Dan Air | Seasonal: Bacău{{cite web|url=https://www.dortmund-airport.de/flughafen-news/2024/neue-airline-und-neues-reiseziel|title=Neue Airline und neues Reiseziel (in German)|website=Dortmund Airport|date=May 22, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-dnnw24|title=Dan Air NW24 Network Additions – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024}}{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241230-dn1q25|title=Dan Air 1Q25 Network Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 December 2024|accessdate=30 December 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Eurowings | Palma de Mallorca{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221026-ewnw22|title=Eurowings NW22 Service Adjustment – 23OCT22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=26 October 2022|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}}[https://www.airliners.de/eurowings-haelt-hamburg-strategie-fest-dortmund-betroffen/78134 airliners.de - "Eurowings continues Hamburg decrease, Dortmund also affected"] (German) 6 December 2024
Seasonal: Catania, Kavala,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240314-a3ewcodeshare|title=Aegean Airlines Begins Eurowings Codeshare From late-March 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 March 2024|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Split, Thessaloniki{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}}

| {{nowrap|Pegasus Airlines}} | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen{{cite web|url=https://www.dortmund-airport.com/airport-news/2023/new-route-added-dortmund-airport-to-istanbul|title=New route added: Dortmund Airport to Istanbul|website=Dortmund Airport|date=Oct 19, 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231108-pcnw23 | title=Pegasus NW23 Network Additions – 08NOV23 }}
Seasonal: Antalya{{cite web |title=Pegasus NS25 Network Additions – 22DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241227-pcns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 December 2024}}

| SunExpress | Izmir{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-xqns24intl|title=SunExpress NS24 International Frequency Changes – 25FEB24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 February 2024|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}}
Seasonal: Antalya,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-xqns24intl|title=SunExpress NS24 International Frequency Changes – 25FEB24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 February 2024|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Zonguldak{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220414-xqns22|title=SunExpress NS22 Network Expansion|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 April 2022|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dortmund-airport.de/flughafen-news/2021/sunexpress-fliegt-nach-zonguldak|title=SunExpress fliegt von Dortmund nach Zonguldak | Dortmund Airport}}

| Trade Air | Seasonal charter: Pristinahttps://cdn0.scrvt.com/airportdtm/74ce529d0a2d0426/ae307da2c948/de_Flightplan_2023-03-01.pdf/{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=January 2024}}

| {{nowrap|Wizz Air{{cite web|url=https://wizzair.com/#/ |title=Wizz Air|access-date= 30 August 2021}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2024}}}} | Banja Luka, Belgrade, Brașov,{{cite web | url=https://mytex.ro/expres/aeroportul-brasov-se-stiu-cursele-wizz-air/ | title=Aeroportul Braşov. Se stiu cursele Wizz Air - MyTex.ro | date=6 April 2023 }} Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Chișinău,{{cite web | url=https://boardingpass.ro/wizz-air-redeschide-baza-de-la-chisinau-si-redeschide-opt-rute-aeriene/ | title=Wizz Air redeschide baza de la Chișinău și redeschide opt rute aeriene | date=17 October 2024 }} Cluj-Napoca, Craiova (resumes 2 June 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/flughafen-dortmund-wizz-air-bringt-verbindung-nach-craiova-zurueck|title=Flughafen Dortmund: Wizz Air bringt Verbindung nach Craiova zurück|website=aerotelegraph.com|date=12 December 2024}} Gdańsk, Iași, Katowice, Kutaisi, Ohrid, Podgorica, Pristina, Sibiu, Skopje, Sofia, Suceava, Timișoara, Tirana, Tuzla, Varna,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240102-w61q24cxld | title=Wizz Air 1Q24 Routes Suspension Summary – 31DEC23 }} Vilnius, Warsaw–Chopin (begins 10 June 2025),{{cite web | url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/neue-verbindung-wizz-air-verbindet-dortmund-und-warschau|title=Neue Verbindung: Wizz Air verbindet Dortmund und Warschau|website=aerotelegraph.com|date=17 December 2024}} Yerevan{{cite web | url=https://en.armradio.am/2023/01/26/wizz-air-to-launch-flights-from-yerevan-to-dortmund-sofia-katowic-and-prague/ | title=Wizz Air to launch flights from Yerevan to Dortmund, Sofia, Katowice and Prague }}

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Statistics

File:Direct flight destinations of Dortmund Airport.svg

File:Flughafen Dortmund.jpg

File:Terminal_1_Dortmund_Airport.jpg

File:Tower FHDO.jpg

class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
style="width:50px" \| ! style="width:120px" \| Passengers ! style="width:100px" \| Movements ! style="width:100px" \| {{nowrap\|Freight (in t)}}
2001 \|1,064,149 \|\| 37,393 \|\| 257
2002 \|{{decrease}} {{0}}994,478 \|\| {{decrease}} 33,812 \|\| {{increase}} 289
2003 \|{{increase}} 1,023,329 \|\| {{decrease}} 29,788 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}96
2004 \|{{increase}} 1,179,028 \|\| {{decrease}} 25,743 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}75
2005 \|{{increase}} 1,742,911 \|\| {{increase}} 30,672 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}58
2006 \|{{increase}} 2,019,651 \|\| {{increase}} 32,785 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}37
2007 \|{{increase}} 2,155,057 \|\| {{decrease}} 32,223 \|\| {{increase}} {{0}}40
2008 \|{{increase}} 2,329,440 \|\| {{decrease}} 29,555 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}35
2009 \|{{decrease}} 1,711,157 \|\| {{decrease}} 24,043 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}21
2010 \|{{increase}} 1,747,731 \|\| {{increase}} 24,232 \|\| {{increase}} {{0}}33
2011 \|{{increase}} 1,814,246 \|\| {{increase}} 26,391 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}26
2012 \|{{increase}} 1,896,885 \|\| {{decrease}} 22,634 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}{{0}}4
2013 \|{{increase}} 1,924,386 \|\| {{increase}} 23,809 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}{{0}}2
2014 \|{{increase}} 1,964,625 \|\| {{decrease}} 22,202 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}{{0}}0
2015 \|{{increase}} 1,985,379 \|\| {{increase}} 23,616 \|\| {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0
2016 \|{{decrease}} 1,918,845 \|\| {{decrease}} 21,719 \|\| {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0
2017 \|{{increase}} 2,000,695 \|\| {{increase}} 21,931 \|\| {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0
2018 \|{{increase}} 2,284,202 \|\| {{increase}} 25,523 \|\| {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0
2019 \|{{increase}} 2,719,566 \|\| {{increase}} 26,948 \|\| {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0
2020 \|{{decrease}} 1,220,624 \|\| {{decrease}} 18,983 \|\| {{increase}} {{0}}{{0}}4
2021 \|{{increase}} 1,692,960 \|\| {{increase}} 31,039 \|\| {{decrease}} {{0}}{{0}}0
2022 \|{{increase}} 2,586,238 \|\| {{increase}} 36,258 \|\| {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0
2023 \|{{increase}} 2,934,516
colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"\| ^{Source: ADV German Airports Association}{{cite web\|url=https://www.adv.aero/service/downloadbibliothek/\|title= Traffic figures (since 1991)\|language=de\|website=adv.aero\|access-date=5 January 2022}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2021-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf \|title=ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2021 \|website=adv.org \|publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. \|date=2022-01-31\|access-date=2022-12-12}} ^{Dortmund Airport press release}{{cite web\|url=https://cdn0.scrvt.com/airportdtm/93a12fe6d28d6ea7/4a0029374aa5/202201-pm-dtm-jahresbilanz2021.pdf\|title= Dortmund Airport make an annual balance sheet for the year 2021\|language=de\|access-date=16 January 2022}}

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style="width:50px" |

! style="width:120px" | Passengers

! style="width:100px" | Movements

! style="width:100px" | {{nowrap|Freight (in t)}}

2001

|1,064,149 || 37,393 || 257

2002

|{{decrease}} {{0}}994,478 || {{decrease}} 33,812 || {{increase}} 289

2003

|{{increase}} 1,023,329 || {{decrease}} 29,788 || {{decrease}} {{0}}96

2004

|{{increase}} 1,179,028 || {{decrease}} 25,743 || {{decrease}} {{0}}75

2005

|{{increase}} 1,742,911 || {{increase}} 30,672 || {{decrease}} {{0}}58

2006

|{{increase}} 2,019,651 || {{increase}} 32,785 || {{decrease}} {{0}}37

2007

|{{increase}} 2,155,057 || {{decrease}} 32,223 || {{increase}} {{0}}40

2008

|{{increase}} 2,329,440 || {{decrease}} 29,555 || {{decrease}} {{0}}35

2009

|{{decrease}} 1,711,157 || {{decrease}} 24,043 || {{decrease}} {{0}}21

2010

|{{increase}} 1,747,731 || {{increase}} 24,232 || {{increase}} {{0}}33

2011

|{{increase}} 1,814,246 || {{increase}} 26,391 || {{decrease}} {{0}}26

2012

|{{increase}} 1,896,885 || {{decrease}} 22,634 || {{decrease}} {{0}}{{0}}4

2013

|{{increase}} 1,924,386 || {{increase}} 23,809 || {{decrease}} {{0}}{{0}}2

2014

|{{increase}} 1,964,625 || {{decrease}} 22,202 || {{decrease}} {{0}}{{0}}0

2015

|{{increase}} 1,985,379 || {{increase}} 23,616 || {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0

2016

|{{decrease}} 1,918,845 || {{decrease}} 21,719 || {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0

2017

|{{increase}} 2,000,695 || {{increase}} 21,931 || {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0

2018

|{{increase}} 2,284,202 || {{increase}} 25,523 || {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0

2019

|{{increase}} 2,719,566 || {{increase}} 26,948 || {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0

2020

|{{decrease}} 1,220,624 || {{decrease}} 18,983 || {{increase}} {{0}}{{0}}4

2021

|{{increase}} 1,692,960 || {{increase}} 31,039 || {{decrease}} {{0}}{{0}}0

2022

|{{increase}} 2,586,238 || {{increase}} 36,258 || {{steady}} {{0}}{{0}}0

2023

|{{increase}} 2,934,516

colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"| ^{Source: ADV German Airports Association}{{cite web|url=https://www.adv.aero/service/downloadbibliothek/|title= Traffic figures (since 1991)|language=de|website=adv.aero|access-date=5 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2021-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf |title=ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2021 |website=adv.org |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |date=2022-01-31|access-date=2022-12-12}}
^{Dortmund Airport press release}{{cite web|url=https://cdn0.scrvt.com/airportdtm/93a12fe6d28d6ea7/4a0029374aa5/202201-pm-dtm-jahresbilanz2021.pdf|title= Dortmund Airport make an annual balance sheet for the year 2021|language=de|access-date=16 January 2022}}

Ground transportation

=To Dortmund and the Ruhr area=

Dortmund Airport is served by an express bus to Dortmund main station, a shuttle bus to the nearby railway station Holzwickede/Dortmund Flughafen, a bus to the city's metro line U47, as well as a bus to the city of Unna.

=To Düsseldorf=

There are two possibilities to go to Düsseldorf main station:

Heading to Dortmund main station by the AirportExpress bus (or taking bus line 490 to Aplerbeck and then metro line U47). The direct connection from Dortmund central station to Düsseldorf is operated by frequent regional and long-distance trains.
Catching the AirportShuttle bus to nearby Holzwickede station. The shuttle bus leaves every 20 minutes in front of the terminal building. From Holzwickede station taking the RE 13 (Maas-Wupper-Express) towards Venlo. The train runs once every hour and provides a direct connection to Düsseldorf, the travel time is approx. 60 minutes.

Accidents and incidents

On the evening of November 20, 1985, a private Cessna 421 coming from Vienna crashed about 1 kilometer short of the runway while attempting to land in bad weather. All four occupants were killed.{{Cite web |title=Accident Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III D-IFLY |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=28736&lang=de |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=aviation-safety.net}}

On 3 January 2010, Air Berlin Flight 2450, operated by a Boeing 737-800 (D-ABKF) overran the end of the runway after an aborted take-off at high speed due to an airspeed discrepancy on the two pilots' instruments. There were no injuries among the 171 people on board.{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4252f559&opt=0 |title=Incident: Air Berlin B738 at Dortmund on Jan 3rd 2010, rejected takeoff results in runway overrun |work=Aviation Herald|access-date=3 January 2009}}

On 5 December 2022, a Ryanair Boeing 737 landing at Dortmund Airport overran the end of the runway, which was wet and slightly covered with snow. None of the 175 people on board were injured.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-10 |title=Ryanair-Landung in Dortmund geht fast schief – Behörde untersucht Vorfall |url=https://www.24rhein.de/leben-im-westen/verkehr/ryanair-boeing-737-london-stansted-flughafen-dortmund-dtm-bfu-zwischenbericht-92133578.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=www.24rhein.de |language=de}}