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{{Short description|Former airport of Berlin, Germany (1934–2020)}}
{{Redirect|Berlin-Schönefeld|the suburban municipality|Schönefeld}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name                   = Berlin Schönefeld Airport
| nativename             = {{lang|de|Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld}}
| image-width            = 200
| image2                 = FLUGHAFEN SCHONEFELD BERLIN GERMANY JUNE 2013 (9025967808).jpg
| image2-width           = 250
| caption2               = Terminal A
| IATA                   = SXF
| ICAO                   = EDDB, ETBS
| type                   = Defunct
| owner                  = 
| operator               = 
| owner-oper             = [[Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH]]
| city-served            = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[East Berlin]] {{small|(1948–1990)}}
  | [[Berlin]] {{small|(1934–1948; 1990–2020)}}}}
| location               = [[Schönefeld]], [[Brandenburg]]
| opened                 = {{start date|1934|10|15|df=yes}}
| closed                 = {{end date|2020|10|25|df=yes}}<ref name="sxfbermerger"/><ref name="dmm"/>
| hub                    = [[Interflug]] (1963–1991)
| focus_city             = 
| elevation-f            = 157
| elevation-m            = 48
| coordinates            = {{coord|52|22|43|N|013|31|14|E|region:DE|display=inline,title}}
| website                = 
| pushpin_map            = Germany Berlin
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_label          = '''SXF'''/ETBS/EDDB
| pushpin_map_alt        = 
| pushpin_mapsize        = 
| pushpin_image          = 
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location relative to Berlin
| metric-rwy             = y
| r1-number              = 07L/25R
| r1-length-f            = 11,811
| r1-length-m            = 3,600
| r1-surface             = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year              = 2018
| stat1-header           = Passengers
| stat1-data             = 12,725,937 {{decrease}} 1.1%
| footnotes              = Sources: German [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation|EUROCONTROL]]<ref name="AIP">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlin-airport.de/en/press/press-releases/2019/2019-01-18-verkehrsbericht-dezember/index.php |title=EAD Basic |publisher=Ead.eurocontrol.int |access-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212130908/https://www.berlin-airport.de/en/press/press-releases/2019/2019-01-18-verkehrsbericht-dezember/index.php |archive-date=12 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''Berlin Schönefeld Airport''' ({{langx|de|Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld}}) {{airport codes|SXF|EDDB, ETBS}} was<ref name="sxfbermerger"/><ref name="dmm"/> the secondary [[international airport]] of [[Berlin]], the capital of Germany. It was located {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} southeast<ref name="AIP" /> 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 [[List of airports in Berlin|airports in Berlin]], after [[Berlin Tegel Airport]], and served as an operating base for [[easyJet]] and [[Ryanair]]. In 2017, the airport handled 12.9 million passengers by serving mainly [[List of metropolitan areas in Europe|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.<ref name="eDreams">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/worst-airports-world-edreams-a7627501.html |title=THE 10 WORST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD |publisher=Independent |author=Sam Shead |date=13 March 2017 |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> Schönefeld Airport was the major civil airport of [[East Germany]] (GDR) and the only airport of the former [[East Berlin]].

On 25 October 2020 the Schönefeld name and [[IATA code]] ceased to exist,<ref name="sxfbermerger"/><ref name="dmm"/> marking its closure as an independent airport, with large parts of its infrastructure being incorporated into the new [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]] {{Airport codes|BER|EDDB}} as its ''Terminal 5''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://berlinspectator.com/2019/11/29/berlin-new-ber-airport-to-open-on-october-31st-2020/|language=en|title=Berlin: New 'BER Airport' to Open on October 31st, 2020|date=9 December 2019|website=berlinspectator.com}}</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-airport-berlin/berlins-new-airport-to-finally-open-in-october-2020-idUSL8N1OD27P Berlin's new airport to finally open in October 2020] - Reuters, 15 December 2017</ref><ref name="renaming"/> However by November 2022, the refurbished Terminal 5 had been closed for good without being put in operation.<ref name="closure"/>

==History==
[[File:Bundesarchiv DH 2 Bild-F-04180, Berlin-Schönefeld, Flughafenbau, Il14.jpg|thumb|Construction of [[Interflug]]'s new maintenance hangar in 1961]]
[[File:Berlin_-_Schonefeld_(SXF_-_EDDB)_AN1151642.jpg|thumb|The airport's visitor terrace in 1988, prior to the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]]]]
[[File:Tupolev Tu-134A-3, CCCP-65783, Aeroflot.jpg|thumb|[[Eastern bloc]] airlines [[TAROM]], [[Aeroflot]], and [[Interflug]] in 1990]]
[[File:Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF - EDDB) AN1059122.jpg|thumb|Aerial view before the start of the construction of [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]]. Notice the differing layout compared to the Schonefeld Airport before closure, with a second concrete-surfaced runway near the main asphalt runway.]]
[[File:Map Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport SFX with planed BBI.png|thumb|Map showing the infrastructure of the Schönefeld area and the relationship between the new and old airports]]

===First years, World War II, and GDR period: 1934–1990===
On 15 October 1934, construction began to build three {{convert|800|m}} long runways to serve the [[Henschel & Son|Henschel]] aircraft plant in Schönefeld. By the end of the [[Second World War]], over 14,000 aircraft had been built. On 22 April 1945, the facilities were occupied by [[Red Army|Soviet troops]], and the plant was dismantled and demolished. By late 1947, the railway connection had been repaired and agricultural machinery was built and repaired on the site.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

In 1946, the [[Soviet Air Forces]] moved from [[Johannisthal Air Field]] to Schönefeld, including the civil airline [[Aeroflot]]. In 1947, the [[Soviet Military Administration in Germany]] approved the construction of a civilian airport at the site.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

A [[stipulation]] of the [[Four Power Agreement on Berlin|Four Power Agreement]] following World War II was a total ban on German carriers' participation in air transport to Berlin, where access was restricted to American, British, French, and Soviet airlines. Since Schönefeld airport was located outside the city boundaries of Berlin, this restriction did not apply. Thus, aircraft of the East German flag carrier [[Interflug]] could use Schönefeld airport, while West German [[Lufthansa]] was denied access to Tegel or [[Berlin Tempelhof Airport|Tempelhof]] airports.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

===Development after German reunification: 1990&ndash;2020===
Berlin Schönefeld Airport saw a major increase in passenger numbers over recent years, which was caused by the opening of bases for both [[easyJet]] and [[Germanwings]]. In 2008, the airport served 6.6 million passengers.

Following [[German reunification]] in 1990, operating three separate airports became increasingly cost-prohibitive, leading the [[Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin|Berlin legislature]] to pursue plans for a single airport that would be more efficient and would decrease the amount of [[aircraft noise]] from airports within the city. Therefore, it was decided to build [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]] at the current site of Schönefeld Airport, originally scheduled to open in late 2012. For various reasons, mainly issues with the fire alarm/safety system, the opening was postponed to November 2020.

At the start of the winter season in 2012 [[Germanwings]] left Schönefeld for Berlin-Tegel to maintain closer operations within the [[Lufthansa Group]] there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/germanwings-zieht-von-flughafen-schoenefeld-nach-berlin-tegel-a-853854.html |title=Germanwings zieht nach Berlin-Tegel |publisher=Spiegel.de |date=4 September 2012}}</ref> However, to provide competition for Ryanair's new routes, Germanwings announced a return to Schönefeld in addition to their Tegel operations from October 2015.<ref name="4Ureturns">{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/germanwings-konkurrenz-ryanair/35139|title=Germanwings stellt sich Konkurrenz durch Ryanair|work=airliners.de|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>

[[Aer Lingus]] also announced it would switch airports within Berlin, from Schönefeld to Tegel, by March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35424-aer-lingus-to-switch-berlin-flights-from-schnefeld-to-tegel|title=Aer Lingus to switch Berlin flights from Schönefeld to Tegel|work=ch-aviation|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Ryanair]] announced the establishment of their sixth German base in Schönefeld by 27 October 2015 by deploying five aircraft to the airport and adding 16 new routes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/ryanair-basis-berlin/35089|title=Ryanair will mit Basis in Berlin Fluggastzahlen deutlich steigern|work=airliners.de|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>

On 2 May 2015, aircraft departing from Schönefeld became the first commercial flights to use the southern runway of the new [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]], which temporarily became Schönefeld's only runway while its own, which has become the northern runway of the new airport, was renovated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aero.de/news-21622/BER-Erste-Flieger-starten-auf-suedlicher-Bahn.html|title=aero.de - Luftfahrt-Nachrichten und -Community|work=aero.de|date=2 May 2015|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>

Extension work at Schönefeld Airport was completed in 2016. Terminal K was extended by approx. {{convert|600|m2}} and the baggage area was also enlarged by 40 per cent. Terminal M2, an entirely new arrival terminal was built west of Terminal M. Spanning almost {{convert|3800|m2}}, this building features three baggage carousels and the coach parking area was relocated to a new area in P6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlin-airport.de/en/press/press-releases/2016/2016-04-15-construction-work-b96a/index.php |title=Construction work at Schönefeld Airport: Upgrading of federal highway B96a, car park P4 closed |publisher=Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH |date=15 April 2016 |access-date =26 April 2016}}</ref>

The airport continued to see exceptionally high growth of passenger numbers with [[Economy of Berlin#Reunification|Berlin's economic growth]]. As of November 2016, the airport operated near full capacity despite several additions to the infrastructure in recent years.<ref name="newplans"/>

===Closure===
As of late 2018, construction works began to upgrade the airport's terminal and apron to provide higher capacity as part of its successor, nearby [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]]. Previously, Schönefeld's facilities were supposed to be demolished to make way for a new government terminal.<ref name="upgradeplans">{{cite web|first1=Peter|last1=Neumann|title=Mehr Geld für Ausbau: Flughafen Schönefeld bleibt bis 2026 – und soll wachsen|trans-title=More money for expansion: Schönefeld Airport will remain until 2026 - and will grow |language=de |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/verkehr/mehr-geld-fuer-ausbau-flughafen-schoenefeld-bleibt-bis-2026---und-soll-wachsen-31746582|date=14 December 2018|website=[[Berliner Zeitung]]}}</ref>

On 25 October 2020, Schönefeld Airport became Terminal 5 of Berlin Brandenburg Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/orientation/site-plans.html|title=Site plans|publisher=Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201019011527/https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/orientation/site-plans.html|access-date=2020-10-18|archive-date=2020-10-19}}</ref><ref name="dmm">[https://www.dmm.travel/nc/news/berlin-schoenefeld-ist-am-25-oktober-2020-geschichte/ dmm.travel - "Berlin Schönefeld becomes history on 25 October 2020"] (German) 22 October 2020</ref> The [[IATA code]] SXF was discontinued on this day.<ref name="sxfbermerger">{{cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airports/berlin/berlin-airports-sxf-becomes-ber-renovated-schonefeld-airport-becomes-terminal-5-of-new-airport/|title=Berlin airports: SXF becomes BER / Renovated Schönefeld Airport becomes Terminal 5 of new airport|publisher=aviation24.de|date=2020-08-26}}</ref> Schönefeld's terminal buildings were intended to be used until the inauguration of a planned Terminal 3 by 2030<ref name="terminal3">[https://www.airliners.de/aus-schoenefeld-ber-terminal/57771 airliners.de] (German) 13 October 2020</ref> with [[Ryanair]] as their primary tenant.<ref name= "BERallocations">[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/zeitplan-umzug-wann-welche-airline-zum-ber-wechselt aerotelegraph - "Moving schedule"] (German) 1 October 2020</ref>

However, in November 2020, it was announced that Terminal 5 would be closed due to low passenger numbers in the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Germany]], with all flights relocating to the main Terminal 1.<ref>[https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/temporaeres-aus-fuer-ber-terminal-5-alter-flughafen-schoenefeld-schliesst-im-maerz-2021/26665568.html tagesspiegel.de] (German) 27 November 2020</ref> The terminal was subsequently indefinitely closed on 22 February 2021.<ref name=march-covid-passenger-shortage>{{cite web|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/corona-flaute-am-ber-fluggastzahl-in-berlin-erreicht-neuen-tiefstand-li.143673|title=Corona-Flaute am BER: Fluggastzahl in Berlin erreicht neuen Tiefstand|date=3 March 2021 |language=de|access-date=2021-03-03|publisher=Berliner Zeitung}}</ref> 

In November 2022, it was announced that Terminal 5, the former Schönefeld Airport, would be permanently closed.<ref name="closure">[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/berliner-terminal-5-schliesst-fuer-immer aerotelegraph.com - "Berlin's Terminal 5 closes forever"] (German) 25 November 2022</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld Große Wartehalle.JPG|thumb|Terminal B main hall]]
[[File:17-03-14-Streik_Flugplatz_Schönefeld_SXF_RalfR-RR7_8140.jpg|thumb|Terminal D check-in area]]
Schönefeld Airport consisted of the four terminals A, B, C, and D which were renamed to K, L, M, and Q prior to the merger into the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport.<ref name="renaming">{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlin-airport.de/en/company/latest-news/news/2020/2020-03-02-aus-abcd-wird-klmq/index.php|title=ABCD becomes KLMQ|website=Berlin Brandenburg Airport|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bvg.de/index.php/de/binaries/asset/download/475155/file/1-1 |title=Schönefeld Airport layout }}</ref> These terminals were located next to each other but have separate landside areas. However, they were connected through a joint airside concourse. Terminal Q had no check-in facilities; it was used exclusively for passengers clearing security checks to enter the airside boarding gates. Due to a lack of space, there were not as many facilities as those at many other international airports. There are some shops, however, including duty-free, newsstands, a few [[fast food]] restaurants, and a single airline lounge.

===Terminal A===
The main building was the original part of the airport. It housed check-in for Terminals K and L. Terminal A featured check-in counters L01–L18, with the largest user being [[Ryanair]] alongside several other airlines like [[Aeroflot]].

===Terminal B===
Terminal B, located in a side wing, was originally reserved for transit passengers to and from West Berlin who took advantage of cheaper airfares and package tours arranged by an East German travel agency. More recently it has been used exclusively by [[easyJet]] with check-in counters K20–K29 and has been refurbished in recent years. The airside consisted of three [[jet bridge]]s as well as several walk-boarding aircraft stands located at ''Pier 3a'', an extension that was opened in 2005. Pier 3a was under extensive reconstruction until mid-2019 to allow use as part of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport.<ref name="upgradeplans"/>

===Terminal C===
Terminal C was originally built in the early 1980s as an external [[Airport lounge|VIP lounge]] called "Sonderraum" (Special Room), and was tightly secured by the [[Stasi|Ministry for State Security]] (Stasi). Only official guests of the East German government and its subordinated organizations were admitted. Check-in and all mandatory controls were either waived or done invisibly for travelers. After 1990, the Special Room was converted into Terminal C to accommodate highly security-sensitive flights like those of Israeli airlines, but also for charter flights to North America. It was reconfigured in 2008 to handle sightseeing trips and flights in connection with special events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.air-service-berlin.de/index.php5?page=306-0-0-0-1-1-2&lang=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705112226/http://www.air-service-berlin.de/index.php5?page=306-0-0-0-1-1-2&lang=2|url-status=dead|title=Event and Show Terminal C|archive-date=5 July 2011|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> It was further reconfigured in 2015 to provide access to all terminal gates. To reduce congestion in other terminals, it then housed additional security checkpoints for passengers who are checked in and have checked their luggage or only carry hand luggage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlin-airport.de/de/unternehmen/aktuelles/news/2015/2015-11-17-terminal-c/index.php|title=Flughafen Schönefeld: Zusätzliche Kontrollspuren im Terminal C|website=Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref>

===Terminal D===
Terminal D was opened in December 2005 due to rapidly growing passenger numbers. Being nearly identical to Terminal C at [[Berlin Tegel Airport]], it featured check-in counters M40–M57, which were  mainly used by [[Ryanair]], [[Condor (airline)|Condor]], and [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]]. It did not feature jet bridges but several walk-boarding stands. In November 2016, the new {{convert|4500|m2|sqft|adj=on}} large arrivals area D''2'' opened right next to Terminal D.<ref name="newplans">[http://www.airliners.de/am-flughafen-schoenefeld-ankunftshalle/40150 airliners.de - "New arrivals hall to be opened at Schönefeld Airport"] (German) 25 November 2016</ref>

===Other facilities===
* The head office of [[Private Wings]] has been located in the [[general aviation|General Aviation Terminal]] on the property of Schönefeld Airport.<ref>"[http://www.private-wings.de/fileadmin/user_upload/SXF_Anfahrt_GAT_27_02_09.pdf Anfahrt GAT Schönefeld]." [[Private Wings]]. Retrieved on 7 January 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://www.private-wings.de/fileadmin/website/01_home/Anfahrt_SXF.pdf Access Business Aviation Center/GAT]." [[Private Wings]]. Retrieved on 7 January 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://www.private-wings.de/en/imprint.html Imprint]." [[Private Wings]]. Retrieved on 7 January 2013. "Postal adress:{{sic}} PRIVATE WINGS Flugcharter GmbH Chief executive officers: Peter Paul Gatz und Andreas Wagner Flughafen Berlin – Schönefeld 12521 Berlin, Germany" and "Delivery address: Private Wings Flugcharter GmbH Waßmannsdorfer Straße 12529 Schönefeld (ehemals Diepensee)"</ref>
* Before its demise, the [[East German]] [[flag carrier]] [[Interflug]] had its headquarters on the airport property.<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 26 March 1988. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%200770.html?search=Interflug 82]. "Head Office: DDR-1189, Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen, German Democratic Republic."</ref><ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 26 March 1970. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200534.html 484]. "Head Office: Zentralflughafen. Berlin-Schonefeld, 1189. German Democratic Republic."</ref>
* Until Brandenburg Airport started construction {{circa|2006}}, 07L/25R was actually known as 07R/25L as Schönefeld had a different 07L/25R. This runway cut across the current [[Bundesautobahn 113|Autobahn 113]], with the approach lighting to the old runway 25R stretching into [[Bohnsdorf]]. This runway was about {{convert|8891|ft|metres|abbr=on}} long - some {{convert|850|ft|metres|abbr=on}} shorter than the then 07R/25L, and was surfaced with concrete slabs instead of asphalt pavement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uvairlines.com/admin/resources/EDDB.pdf|title=Berlin Schönefeld Airport charts, 2008|publisher=Jeppesen Sanderson|date=2021-11-07}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
Prior to its closure as an independent airport, Schönefeld had been served mostly by low-cost and leisure carriers with [[easyJet]], [[Ryanair]], [[Condor (airline)|Condor]], and [[Wizz Air]] offering the most destinations. The airport did not see any long-haul traffic but did serve several dozen routes to European metropolitan and leisure destinations around the Mediterranean. Only a few [[legacy carrier]]s preferred Schönefeld over Tegel Airport, most notably [[Aeroflot]], [[El Al]] and [[Egypt Air]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlin-airport.de/de/reisende-sxf/reisebuchung/flugplansuche/index.php |title=Flugplansuche |access-date=29 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317062902/http://www.berlin-airport.de/de/reisende-sxf/reisebuchung/flugplansuche/index.php |archive-date=17 March 2015  }}</ref>

==Statistics==
===Annual traffic===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Annual Passenger Traffic'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Unsere Flughäfen |title=Regionale Stärke, Globaler Anschluss |url=https://www.adv.aero/ |website=www.adv.aero |language=de-DE}}</ref>
! Year
! Passengers
! % Change
|-
|2000|| 2,209,444 || {{Steady}}
|-
|2001|| 1,915,110 || {{decrease}} -13.3%
|-
|2002|| 1,688,028 || {{decrease}} -11.8%
|-
|2003|| 1,750,921 || {{increase}} 3.7%
|-
|2004|| 3,382,106 || {{increase}} 93.1%
|-
|2005|| 5,075,172 || {{increase}} 50%
|-
|2006|| 6,059,343 || {{increase}} 19.3%
|-
|2007|| 6,331,191 || {{increase}} 4.5%
|-
|2008|| 6,638,162 || {{increase}} 4.8%
|-
|2009|| 6,797,158 || {{increase}} 2.4%
|-
|2010|| 7,297,911 || {{increase}} 7.3%
|-
|2011|| 7,113,989 || {{decrease}} -2.5%
|-
|2012|| 7,097,274 || {{decrease}} -0.2%
|-
|2013|| 6,727,306 || {{decrease}} -5.2%
|-
|2014|| 7,292,517 || {{increase}} 8.4%
|-
|2015 ||8,526,268 || {{increase}} 17%
|-
|2016|| 11,652,922 || {{increase}} 36.6%
|-
|2017|| 12,865,312 || {{increase}} 10.4%
|-
|2018|| 12,725,937 || {{decrease}} -1.1%
|-
|2019|| 11,417,435 || {{decrease}} -10.3%
|-
|}

===Busiest routes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ Busiest European routes at Schönefeld Airport (2019)<ref name="auto">[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Publikationen/Thematisch/TransportVerkehr/Luftverkehr/LuftverkehrAusgewaehlteFlugplaetze2080610177004.pdf?__blob=publicationFile DeStatis]</ref>
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! Rank||Destination||All passengers||Operating airlines
|-
|1
| [[Gatwick Airport|London-Gatwick]]
|486,222
| [[Easyjet]]
|-
|2
| [[Barcelona Airport|Barcelona]]
|459,363
| [[Easyjet]], [[Ryanair]]
|-
|3
| [[Basel Airport|Basel/Mulhouse]]
|438,698
| [[Easyjet]]
|-
|4
| [Stansted Airport|[[London Stansted Airport|London-Stansted]]
|436,444
| [[Ryanair]]
|-
|5
| [[Sheremetyevo Airport|Moscow-Sheremetyevo]]
|409,388
| [[Aeroflot]]
|-

|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ Busiest intercontinental routes at Schönefeld Airport (2019) (excl. airports in the European part of Turkey)<ref name="auto"/>
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! Rank||Destination||All passengers||Operating airlines
|-
|1
| [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion]]
|290,622
| [[Astra Airlines]], [[Easyjet]], [[El Al]]
|-
|2
| [[SAW Airport|Istanbul-Sabiha Gökcen]]
|153,251
| [[Pegasus Airlines]]
|-
|3
| [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]
|128,805
| [[Corendon Airlines]], [[Freebird Airlines]], [[Germania (airline)|Germania]], [[Pegasus Airlines]]
|-
|4
| [[Hurghada Airport|Hurghada]]
|71,213
| [[Corendon Airlines]], [[Germania (airline)|Germania]]
|-
|5
| [[Cairo Airport|Cairo]]
|44,071
| [[EgyptAir]]
|-

|-
|}

==Ground transportation==
[[File:Bahnhof_Berlin-Schoenefeld_Flughafen_Gebaeude.jpg|thumb|The airport's railway station]]

===Train===
Berlin Schönefeld Airport was served by [[Schönefeld (bei Berlin) station|Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen railway station]], a short walking distance through a ground-level covered walkway from the airport terminals. [[Berlin Hauptbahnhof|Berlin Central Station]] (''Berlin Hbf'') was served directly by regional trains (''RE'' Regional-Express or ''RB'' Regional-Bahn). These ran every 30 minutes and transit through [[Berlin Ostbahnhof]], [[Berlin Alexanderplatz station|Alexanderplatz]], [[Berlin Friedrichstraße station|Friedrichstraße]], [[Berlin Hauptbahnhof|Berlin Central Station]] (after 30 minutes), [[Berlin Zoologischer Garten railway station|Zoologischer Garten]], [[Berlin-Charlottenburg station|Charlottenburg]], and beyond. [[Berlin S-Bahn]] lines [[S9 (Berlin)|S9]] and [[S45 (Berlin)|S45]] ran every twenty minutes, but only the S9 went through Berlin Central Station.

===Car===
The airport could be reached via the nearby motorway [[Bundesautobahn 113|A113]] (Exit ''Schönefeld Süd'') which itself is connected to motorways [[Bundesautobahn 100|A100]] which leads to Berlin city center and [[Bundesautobahn 10|A10]] which circles around Berlin and connects further to all directions.

===Bus===
The airport was linked by local [[Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe|BVG]] bus lines 162 (towards [[Adlershof]]) and 171 (towards [[Neukölln]]). Additionally the X7 bus service provided a connection to the [[Berlin U-Bahn|Berlin U-Bahn network]] at [[Rudow (Berlin U-Bahn)|Rudow Station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17105/name/Bus.html |title=Berlin bus lines. Retrieved 23 December 2009 |publisher=Bvg.de }}</ref> At night, the underground replacement bus [[U7 (Berlin U-Bahn)|N7]] was available.

==Accidents and incidents==
*On 14 August 1972, an [[Ilyushin Il-62]] aircraft of [[Interflug]] ([[aircraft registration|registered]] DM-SEA) '''[[1972 Königs Wusterhausen air disaster|crashed]]''' near [[Königs Wusterhausen]] shortly into a flight to [[Burgas]], killing all 156 passengers and crew on board.
*On 22 November 1977, a [[Tupolev Tu-134]] aircraft of Interflug (registration DM-SCM) crashed upon landing at Schönefeld Airport due to a falsely configured [[autopilot]]. There were no fatalities among the 74 passengers and crew, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19771122-1 |title=Interflug accident of 1977 at the Aircraft Accident Database. Retrieved 23 December 2009 |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref>
*On 19 August 1978, [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking|LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165]], a [[LOT Polish Airlines|LOT]] flight from [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk-Rębiechowo Airport]] to Schönefeld (carried out on a Tupolev Tu-134, registration SP-LGC), was hijacked and forced to land at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin, thus having been used as a means for escaping the [[Eastern Bloc]]. In these cases, perpetrators were usually not charged by Western authorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19780830-0 |title=LOT highjacking at the Aircraft Accident Database. Retrieved 23 December 2009 |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref>
*On 12 December 1986, [[Aeroflot Flight 892]] an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 (registration CCCP-65795) coming from [[Minsk International Airport|Minsk Airport]] crashed in [[Bohnsdorf|Berlin Bohnsdorf]] on its approach towards Schönefeld airport, after having attempted to land on a runway that was temporarily blocked for construction work, killing 72 of the 82 passengers and crew on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19861212-0 |title=Aeroflot accident of 1986 at the Aviation Accident Database. Retrieved 23 December 2009 |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref>
*On 17 June 1989, an Ilyushin Il-62 aircraft of Interflug (registration DDR-SEW) bound for Moscow crashed shortly after take-off into a field near the airport and caught fire. 21 people on board as well as one person on the ground were killed. The East German authorities feared an act of sabotage due to the anniversary of the [[Uprising of 1953 in East Germany|East German uprising]], which led to a delayed aid for injured people. West Berlin rescuers offering help were denied access to the scene. The cause for the accident was later given as a [[Interflug Flight 102|jammed rudder]] due to a manufacturing defect.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890617-2 |title=Interflug accident of 1989 at the Aviation Accident Database. Retrieved 23 December 2009 |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref>
*On 28 March 2000, a [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-300]] of Germania (registration D-AGES) operating a charter flight on behalf of [[LTU International|LTU]] from [[Tenerife South Airport]] to Schönefeld was the subject of an attempted hijack in mid-flight. A passenger forced his way into the cockpit, where he attacked the pilot, leading to a sudden loss of altitude. The perpetrator was restrained and the flight continued to Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000328-0 |title=Germania attempted highjacking at the Aircraft Accident Database. Retrieved 23 December 2009 |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref>
*On 19 June 2010, a 1944-built, historic [[Douglas DC-3]] D-CXXX of [[2010 Berlin Air Services DC-3 crash|Berlin Air Services crashed]] shortly after takeoff on a local sightseeing flight, causing 7 injuries but no fatalities.<ref name=ASN190610>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100619-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=20 June 2010}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Transport in Germany]]
* [[Transport in Berlin]]
* [[List of airports in Germany]]
* [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]]
* [[Airports of Berlin]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.berlin-airport.de/en/travellers-sxf/index.php Official website]
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