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History:

1923
February 15: Negotiations open on allocating sufficient land for aviation on the Tempelhof Field. Junkers and Aero Lloyd construct a wooden administration building and two wooden hangars.
October 8: The Tempelhof Field is handed ever to the Junkers Airline and the Deutsche Aero Lloyd by the Berlin City Council, and Tempelhof Airfield is opened. A temporary concession was granted and so it was possible for the first time to begin regular flights from Berlin to Munich and Berlin to Königsberg.

1931
June 25: The square outside the air-port is given the name "Platz der Luftbrücke" (Airlift Square) by the was possible for the first time to begin regular flights from Berlin to Munich and Berlin to Königsberg. Berlin Airport Authority takes over the administration of the Berlin-Johannisthal Airport with the Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt e.V. (Society for Aircraft Testing).

1945
April 22: A JU 52 flies to Warnemünde, the last Lufthansa aircraft to take off at Tempelhof.
April 28/29: Soviet troops occupy the airport.
July 4: The Americans take over the airport.

1951
July 9: US commander returns Tempelhof to civil administration. The new airport is opened with 2,000 square metres of passenger clearance area.
July 10: Inauguration of the Airlift Memorial, erected in honour of the 31 Americans, 40 Britons and five German pilots who lost their lives during the Berlin Blockade.

1975
August 31: The two largest airlines, Pan Am and British Airways move from Tempelhof to Tegel, as of September 1, the scheduled civilian flights to and from Berlin are only from Tegel Airport.

1990
October 3: Air sovereignty handed over to the German authorities. For the first time after 1945 business and private planes with German registration land at Tempelhof.
October 26: Crossair is the first non-Allied airline to land, with a Saab SF 340.
October 28/29: New Airlines in Tempelhof: Crossair, Delta Air, INTERFLUG, RFG Regionalflug Interot Airways - Hamburg Airlines (November 26) - Tyrolean Airways (December 23).
December 16: As other regional airlines are planning to fly from Tempelhof, the large passenger clearance hall is reactivated. It is accessible via the service area. DLT moves scheduled services from Tegel to Tempelhof. LSG Berlin begins catering.

2003
March 31: The city-air airline starts immediately connecting Berlin with the Mozart city Salzburg six times a week with a Saab 340B.
September 15: city-air commences flights between Berlin-Tempelhof and Linz.
October 6: Starting immediately Denim Airways connects Berlin-Tempelhof with the economic region Munich/Augsburg and Ulm daily except Saturdays.
October 13: The Austrian airline Intersky begins a connection between Berlin-Tempelhof and Friedrichshafen with a Dash-8/300 Quiet.

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ICAO Code EDDB
IATA Code SXF
Name BERLIN - Schönefeld
Land Deutschland
Bundesland Berlin
Letzte Änderung 20. Juni 2004

Kategorie Int. Verkehrsflughafen / Int. Airport
Betreiber / Operator Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld GmbH -FBS-

Lage / Location 9.7 NM SE der Stadt/of the city
Nachtflug / NVFR NVFR
Instrumentenflug / IFR IFR
LFZ / ACFT Bis / up to 68/R/B/W/U
Helicopter Ja / Yes
Summer H 24
Winter H 24
CTR H 24
Luftaufsicht / OPS +49 (0)180 5000186
AIS EDDB +49 (0)30 / 60918250
ACC EDDB +49 (0)30 / 69512488
Tower Turm +49 (0)63496220, Fax 63496225
MET (0190) 077222
Gafor 17

Zoll / Customs H 24
Fuel 100 LL, Jet A1
Oil EE 80, EE 100, AV 80, AV 100, ASO 80, ASO 100, ASO W 80, ASO W 100, ASO 15 W 50, D 20 W 50
Hangar Für LFZ bis 5700 kg und max. Spannweite von 15 m / for ACFT up to 5700 kg and max. span of 15 m
Höhe / Elevation 155 ft / 47 m
FIS Berlin Info 126.350
VDF / QDM 120.025
Rufzeichen / Call sign Schönefeld Tower/Turm
Frequenz Tower 120.025 EN/GE
Frequenz Ground 121600
NAV Aids DME SDD 114.40 PAPI Pflichtmeldepunkt SIERRA
Koordinaten 52 22, 71 N / 13 31, 23 E
Landebahnen / RWY 2
RWY 3000 x 45 m, BITUMEN
RWY 07R TKOF 3000 m; LDG 3000 m
RWY 25L TKOF 3000 m; LDG 3000 m
MTOW PCN 140/R/B/W/U
RWY II 2710 x 45 m, CONCRETE
RWY 07L TKOF 2710 m; LDG 2710 m
RWY 25R TKOF 2710 m; LDG 2710 m
MTOW RWY II PCN 68 R/B/W/U
Restaurant Ja

Address:
ZIP / City D-12521
Berlin

+49 (0) 180 5000 186 - call center

URL http://www.berlin-airport.de
eMail pressestelle at berlin-airport de

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General Info
Country	Germany
ICAO ID	EDDB
Time	UTC+1(+2DT)
Latitude	52.380000 52° 22' 48.00" N
Longitude	13.522500 013° 31' 21.00" E
Elevation	157 feet 48 meters
Type	Civil
Magnetic Variation	002° E (01/05)
Beacon	Yes
Operating Agency	CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Near City	Berlin
International Clearance Status	Airport of Entry
Daylight Savings Time	Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

Communications
TWR	120.025 127.875 358.6
GND	121.6 121.8
BERLIN DIRECTOR	136.1 121.125 40NM to FL100
BERLIN DEP	120.625 119.5 258.825
ATIS	124.95
BERLIN ARR	119.625 126.425 296.725 (119.625 NORTH, STARS to TERDA, LANUM )(132.7 SOUTH, STARS to KLF, FWE,ATGUP)
BERLIN INFO	126.35

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
07R/25L	9843 x 148 feet 3000 x 45 meters	ASPHALT	140RBWU	YES
07L/25R	8891 x 148 feet 2710 x 45 meters	CONCRETE.	068RBWU	NO

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
NDB	SLN	SCHONEFELD	-	362	1.9 NM	244.9
DME	SDD	SCHONEFELD	091X	-	At Field	-

Supplies/Equipment
Fuel	Unknown fuel type or whether there is any fuel.
Oil	Available (Types unknown)

Remarks
CAUTION	Numerous cranes vcnty of rwy all quad. Bird haz.
FUEL	(NC-100LL, A1)
LGT	PAPI Rwy 07R MEHT 59.5', PAPI Rwy 07L MEHT 55', PAPI Rwy 25L MEHT 60'.
MISC	IFR FPL will be filed at least three hr prior to ETD, unless a repetitive FPL has been submitted. Extv reconstruction work close to and on Rwy 07R-25L dur ngt hr.
RSTD	Twy N avbl for acft with max 66' wingspan. Twy K btn Twy J and thld Rwy 25R clsdto acft with wingspan over 164'. Arr advs prior to apch, dep advs prior to taxi. Ldg and tkof proh 2100-0500Z++ exc emerg, evac, and SAR. Successive apch and dep for trng proh.

Runway 07R/25L

9843 x 148 feet
3000 x 45 meters

Runway 07L/25R

8891 x 148 feet
2710 x 45 meters

Navaids

Navaids

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