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MGL to DRS: distance & flight time
Moenchengladbach (Mönchengladbach Airport) → Dresden (Dresden Airport)
315 mi
506 km · 273 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
315 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MGL — Mönchengladbach Airport · Moenchengladbach, Germany
- DRS — Dresden Airport · Dresden, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MGL
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport12 mi away
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport22 mi away
- GKE · Geilenkirchen Air Base27 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport30 mi away
Near DRS
- IES · Riesa-Göhlis Airport21 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport56 mi away
- CBU · Cottbus-Drewitz Airport62 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGL from DRS?
The flight distance from Moenchengladbach (MGL) to Dresden (DRS) is 315 miles (506 km, 273 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGL to DRS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MGL to DRS?
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