Berlin Tegel Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Berlin Tegel Airport
Flughafen Berlin-Tegel
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 122 ft / 37 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°33′35″N 013°17′16″E / 52.55972°N 13.28778°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | berlin-airport.de | ||||||||||||||
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Location in Berlin
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Location in Germany
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Location in Europe
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Sources: Passenger Traffic, ACI Europe
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Berlin Tegel Airport (German: Flughafen Berlin-Tegel) (IATA: TXL, ICAO: EDDT) was the main international airport of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It formerly served West Berlin. The airport had the IATA Airport Code TXL. It was referred to as the "Frequent Flyer Airport".
The airport was named after Otto Lilienthal and was the fourth busiest airport in Germany, with 20.5 million passengers in 2017 and about 22 million in 2018. The airport was a hub for Eurowings as well as a base for EasyJet. It is in Tegel, a part of the northern borough of Reinickendorf, 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of the city centre of Berlin.
The airport had its last flight on 8 November 2020. Traffic was redirected to the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport until this date. Tegel will be officially decomissioned as an airport after a legally required transitional period, on 3 May 2021.
Images for kids
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Arrival at Berlin Tegel of a former Nigerian information minister on an official visit to West Berlin on 20 June 1963 (note the original terminal on the airport's north side in the background).
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Air France Sud-Aviation Caravelle landing at Berlin Tegel Airport in 1964
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British Midland Boeing 707-320 at Berlin Tegel Airport in 1972
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World Airways Boeing 747-200 at Berlin Tegel Airport in 1973
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The main building with Terminals A and B inaugurated in November 1974
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Tegel Airport is famous for its short walking distances, as seen here in Terminal A: buses, taxis and cars can drop off passengers outside the windows on the right, check-in and direct gate access is on the left
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TWA Lockheed L-1011 at Berlin Tegel Airport in 1991
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Berlin Tegel Airport in 2014
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Check-in-area at Terminal C
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Apron of Terminal D
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Aerial view of Berlin Tegel Airport
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See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto de Berlín-Tegel para niños
