Tegel International Airport

Tegel International Airport {{Airport codes|TXL|EDDT}} (often shortend to Tegel) is an airport in Berlin, Germany. It lies in Tegel, a section of the northern borough of Reinickendorf. Tegel is referred to as the "Frequent Flyer Airport". Tegel has the most scheduled flights of the three Berlin airports.

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Airport - Berlin, Germany - Tegel - Borough - Reinickendorf

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During the Berlin Airlift in 1948 the longest runway in Europe (2,400m) was built in Tegel. Modern facilities were built in the 1970s, and Tegel began to replace Tempelhof International Airport as the main hub of West Berlin. Tempelhof, being situated downtown, was too noisy and its runways were too short for modern jumbo jets. During the Cold War, because of the special status of West Berlin, air traffic was restricted to Allied airlines (especially Air France, Pan American World Airways and British Airways).

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Berlin Airlift - Runway - Europe - 1970s - Tempelhof International Airport - West Berlin - Downtown - Jumbo jet - Cold War - Allied - Air France - Pan American World Airways - British Airways

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According to a decade-old plan to replace the three current airports near Berlin with one, (Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport will be expanded and become Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport)) Tegel will close about six months after operations will begin at BBI (planned sometime in 2007).

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Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport - Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport - 2007

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