Berlin-Tegel Airport
former international airport in Berlin, Germany
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Summary
Berlin-Tegel Airport is an international airport[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of international airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,485 views/month, #2 of 1,156).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Reinickendorf[3]
- Country: Germany[4]
- Instance of: former aerodrome[5]
- Architect: Gerkan, Marg and Partners[6]
- Operator: Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH[7]
- Named after: Otto Lilienthal[8], Berlin[9], Tegel[10]
- IATA airport code: TXL[11]
- ICAO airport code: EDDT[12]
- Location: Tegel[13]
- Commons category: Berlin-Tegel Airport[14]
- Runway: 08L/26R[15], 08R/26L[16]
- Inception: 1948[17]
- Service retirement: November 8, 2020[18]
- Official website: http://www.berlin-airport.de/[19], https://www.berlin-airport.de/de/reisende-txl/index.php[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Berlin-Tegel Airport[21]
- Place served by transport hub: Berlin[22]
- Commons gallery: Flughafen Berlin-Tegel[23]
- Phone number: +49-30-609160910[24]
- Replaced by: Berlin Brandenburg Airport[25]
- Heritage designation: Gesamtanlage[26]
- Date of official opening: 1939[27]
- Native label: Flughafen Berlin-Tegel[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 37 m[29], 122 feet[30]
- Area: 466 ha[31]
- Patronage: 6,715,402[32], 6,641,634[33], 6,666,749[34], 7,000,168[35], 7,064,640[36], 7,234,345[37], 7,334,031[38], 8,186,512[39], 8,271,800[40], 8,298,736[41], 8,373,952[42], 8,622,359[43], 8,731,577[44], 8,810,476[45]
Why It Matters
Berlin-Tegel Airport has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]