Berlin-Schönefeld Airport serves Berlin, DE.
Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF) officially closed on October 25, 2020, when it was incorporated into the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) as Terminal 5. The decision to close SXF as an independent airport and integrate its infrastructure into BER was made to consolidate Berlin's air traffic into a single, more efficient airport, addressing the increasing cost of operating three separate airports and reducing aircraft noise within the city.
Historically, Schönefeld was the central airport of East Germany (GDR) and the only airport for East Berlin, playing a key role in East German air traffic and serving as the base for Interflug, the state-owned airline. After German reunification, it experienced a boom as a low-cost airport in the 2000s.
Although initially intended to remain operational as BER's Terminal 5, the former Schönefeld terminal was indefinitely closed on February 22, 2021, due to low passenger numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its permanent closure was announced in November 2022. The site of the former airport is now being redeveloped as "Quartier SXF 2.0," a new district for innovation and real estate developments, leveraging its excellent transport links.
*Sources researched: corporate.berlin-airport.de, berlin.de, en.wikipedia.org, berliner-zeitung.de, heise.de*
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Where is Berlin-Schönefeld Airport located?
Berlin-Schönefeld Airport is located in Berlin, DE, at an elevation of 157 ft. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is DE-0440.