Berlin, DE 🇩🇪 Closed Airport
DE-0440
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157 ft
DE-BR
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 52.380001° N, 13.5225° E
Continent: EU
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: BER EDDB ETBS Schoenefeld Terminal 5 SXF
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| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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| Type | Description | Frequency |
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| AFIS | BERLIN INFO | 132.65 MHz |
| APP | BERLIN ARR | 119.625 MHz |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.95 MHz |
| DEP | BERLIN DEP | 120.625 MHz |
| DIR | BERLIN DIRECTOR | 136.1 MHz |
| GND | GND | 121.6 MHz |
| INFO | INFO | 122.7 MHz |
| TWR | TWR | 120.025 MHz |
October 25, 2020
Transformation and integration into the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). The closure of Berlin-Schönefeld (SXF) as an independent entity was part of a decades-long plan to consolidate all of Berlin's air traffic into a single, modern hub. The new BER airport was constructed on the land adjacent to and incorporating the Schönefeld site. Upon BER's official opening, Schönefeld's infrastructure, including its southern runway and terminal, became part of the new airport. This move also led to the closure of Berlin's other major airport, Tegel (TXL), a week later.
The physical site of the former Berlin-Schönefeld Airport is now an integral and operational part of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). The former Schönefeld runway is now BER's northern runway. The old Schönefeld terminal building was initially rebranded and operated as 'Terminal 5' of BER. However, due to reduced passenger demand during the COVID-19 pandemic and its distance from the main Terminals 1 & 2, Terminal 5 was first temporarily closed in February 2021 and then permanently decommissioned in November 2022. While the terminal building currently stands unused, the runways, taxiways, and surrounding land are fully active as part of BER.
Berlin-Schönefeld Airport has a rich and significant history.
1. **Pre-WWII & WWII:** The site began its aviation history in the 1930s as the location of the Henschel aircraft manufacturing plant.
2. **Cold War Era:** After World War II, the site was located in the Soviet Occupation Zone. It was developed into the primary civilian airport for the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) and its capital, East Berlin. It served as the home base for the GDR's national airline, Interflug, and was the main gateway for international travel to and from the Eastern Bloc. It was a symbol of East German aviation and its connection to the socialist world.
3. **Post-Reunification:** After German reunification in 1990, Schönefeld became one of three airports serving the unified city of Berlin, alongside Tegel and Tempelhof. In the 2000s, it experienced a massive boom as a hub for low-cost carriers, with airlines like Ryanair and EasyJet establishing major operations there, making it the primary airport for budget travel in and out of Berlin.
There are zero prospects for the site to reopen as 'Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF)'. Its identity has been permanently retired and superseded by Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).
Regarding the old terminal building (former Terminal 5), airport authorities have stated that it is being kept in a 'hibernation' state. While there are no immediate plans to reactivate it, it could potentially be brought back into service in the distant future if passenger growth at BER dramatically exceeds the capacity of Terminals 1 and 2. However, current expansion plans focus on the main terminal complex, making the reopening of Terminal 5 a remote possibility.
Berlin Schönefeld Airport was the secondary international airport of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It was located 18 km southeast of Berlin near the town of Schönefeld in the state of Brandenburg and bordered Berlin's southern boundary. It was the smaller of the two airports in Berlin, after Berlin Tegel Airport, and served as a base for easyJet and Ryanair. In 2017, the airport handled 12.9 million passengers by serving mainly European metropolitan and leisure destinations. In the same year, the travel portal eDreams ranked Berlin Schönefeld as the worst airport in the world after evaluating 65,000 airport reviews. Schönefeld Airport also was the major civil airport of East Germany and the only airport of the former East Berlin.
On 25 October 2020 the Schönefeld name and IATA code ceased to exist, marking its closure as an independent airport, with large parts of its infrastructure being incorporated into the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport as its Terminal 5 with its sections renamed to K, L, M and Q.
Closed and replaced by the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport immediately to the south.
This airport (formerly in East Germany) is expanding to replace Berlin's other two principal airports. In 2011, when its new terminal is scheduled to open, it will be renamed "Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport". The historic Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF) is scheduled to close once the new terminal construction is underway, and Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL) will close six months after the new terminal is complete and the airport is renamed.