Berlin Tegel Airport
| Continent: Europe | Country: Germany |
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Please note that the use of airband scanners in Germany is illegal. |
| Berlin Tegel Airport | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| IATA code | TXL |
| ICAO code | EDDT |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.berlin-airport.de |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 124.52 |
| Ground | 121.92 |
| Clearance | |
| Approach | 119.62 132.7 136.1 121.12X |
| ATIS | 112.3 125.9 |
Berlin Tegel International Airport "Otto Lilienthal" is the primary commercial airport for Berlin. Air Berlin is the dominant carrier with significant operations from the airport, followed by Lufthansa. The vast majority of scheduled flights are to points within Europe. Currently Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines fly to New York City, and Air Berlin provides service to Miami, Punta Cana, and Varadero. Hainan Airlines offers long-haul service to Beijing a few times a week and Air Berlin flies to Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand. The airport has two parallel runways, 08L/26R and 08R/26L. Approximately seventy percent of operations use 26L & 26R when the prevailing winds are from the west. 08L & 08R are most frequently used in clear weather when prevailing winds are from the east.
Official Spotting Locations
Observation Deck
The observation deck can be found on top of the Terminal Building. It goes completely around the Building, so you can watch perfectly the whole apron. The deck is open from 10AM to 6PM from April to September, and from 10AM to 4PM at other times of year, but may be closed when the weather is poor. The entrance fee is 2€.
The observation deck offers good views of the runways and excellent departure shots from all runways are possible. Lighting is generally good because the runways are located to the north of the observation deck, but backlighting may occur in summer in the late afternoon.
- AirTeamImages.com sample photo: [1]
- AirTeamImages.com sample photo: [2]
Other Spotting Locations
The Spotter Hill
The Spotter Hill is no longer suitable for spotting due to the construction of a sound barrier at its base.
Meteorstrasse
Northwest of Kurt Schumacher Platz, on the Meteorstrasse, near the intersection with Uranusweg, well-trodden paths lead up a small embankment overlooking Berlin's Ring Road and most of the airfield. Excellent approach shots can be taken here in the late afternoon and evening in summer, when arrivals are from the East.
Jungfernheide Forest
On days when arrivals are from the west, which is common when the wind in from the east, it is possible to walk or bike on paths through the Jungfernheide forest to the western border of the airfield. It is possible to take good approach shots from a southerly position when arrivals are from the west.
Regular Traffic
In the winter of 2010/11, TXL receives scheduled service from Aegean Airlines, Air Baltic, Air Berlin, Air France, Air Malta, Air VIA Bulgarian Airways, Alitalia, Armavia, Austrian Airlines, Blue1, BMI British Midland, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Cirrus Airlines, Continental Airlines, CSA - Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Dniproavia, Eagles Airlines, Finnair, Freebird Airlines, Germania, Hainan Airlines, Iberia, InterSky, JAT Airways, KLM, LOT, Lufthansa, Luxair, Malev, Mongolian Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, SAS, Sky Airlines, Sun Express, Swiss International, TNT, Transaero, Transavia, TuiFly, Turkish Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, and WindJet.
TXL's regular traffic is augmented by government flights on an unscheduled basis.