# Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

> Düsseldorf, DE · IATA: DUS · ICAO: EDDL · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DUS` |
| ICAO | `EDDL` |
| City | Düsseldorf |
| Country | DE |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 45 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 51.28950, 6.76678 |

## Description

Around 18 million people live within the catchment of Düsseldorf Airport (IATA: DUS, ICAO: EDDL), which makes it North Rhine-Westphalia's busiest passenger airport and Germany's number four with over 20 million travellers a year. Eurowings runs its largest base here, while Emirates, Etihad, ANA and Delta provide the long-haul backbone - and those intercontinental widebodies carry the cargo. DUS is a belly-freight airport through and through: dedicated freighters are rare, volumes sit in the order of 40,000 tonnes a year, and the mix leans towards high-value industrial goods from the Rhineland plus pharma and fashion shipments, Düsseldorf being one of Europe's leading fashion trade centres. Düsseldorf Cargo GmbH and handling agents such as Swissport manage the freight, customs clearance included. The division of labour with Cologne is a local peculiarity: the two airports lie only about 50 kilometres apart, so forwarders route express via CGN and belly cargo via DUS. Ground access ranks among Germany's best - the A44 and A52 motorways border the site, a dedicated long-distance rail station sits on the Cologne-Duisburg line, and the city centre is just 8 kilometres away. Linking station and terminal is the airport's trademark: the SkyTrain, a driverless suspended monorail reminiscent of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn.

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