Berlin Brandenburg Airport Guide
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) opened on 31 October 2020, replacing the former Tegel, Schönefeld, and Tempelhof airports to consolidate all air traffic for the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region at a single site. Located 18 kilometres southeast of Berlin city centre in Schönefeld, Brandenburg, it is the third largest airport in Germany by passenger volume.
The airport is operated by Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, a company jointly owned by the states of Berlin and Brandenburg and the federal government. In 2024, BER handled 25.5 million passengers and approximately 192,000 aircraft movements. It serves over 130 destinations worldwide.
BER sits between its two parallel runways in a midfield configuration, with Terminal 1 connected directly to an underground railway station. easyJet, Ryanair, and the Lufthansa Group are among the largest carriers by passenger volume. The airport is well served by S-Bahn and regional rail, with direct trains reaching Berlin city centre in around 30 minutes.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 26M passengers (2024)2 runwaysopened 2020
- Location
- 52.362, 13.502
- Operator
- Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH
Terminals
2 terminalsBerlin Brandenburg Airport has 2 passenger terminals — Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, handling both international and domestic flights for around 13 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Terminal 1Mixed
easyJet, Lufthansa, Condor, Air France, British Airways, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Qatar Airways, Aegean Airlines, Eurowings
Concourses Section A · Section B · Section C · Section D
- Terminal 2Mixed
Ryanair, Wizz Air, Vueling
Nearby cities
4 citiesBerlin Brandenburg Airport is closest to Berlin (29 km northwest), and also serves Potsdam, Frankfurt (Oder) and other nearby areas. With 4 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Berlin29 km northwest
- Potsdam51 km west
- Frankfurt (Oder)82 km east
- Brandenburg an der Havel88 km west
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