Berlin Schonefeld Airport
| Continent: Europe | Country: Germany |
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Please note that the use of airband scanners in Germany is illegal. |
| Berlin Schonefeld Airport | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| IATA code | SXF |
| ICAO code | EDDB |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.berlin-airport.de/ |
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The airport is situated 18 km from the city centre, in a South - South East Direction on the A113.
Official Spotting Locations
Visitors Terrace
There is a visitors terrace situated on the second floor of Terminal A which offers views of taxiing aircraft, the apron and the Runway 07/25. The entry costs 2€ per person. Take account of that the visitor terrace is faced to the south so you have backlight all the day.
According to the Airport Terminal plan, there is a restaurant/snack bar situated on the second floor of Terminal A.
Attention: Before you can get onto the terrace there will be a security check!
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Other Spotting Locations
Due to the construction work for the new main airport there are unfortunately no reliable recommendations for good spotting locations at the time.
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Regular Traffic
The Airlines listed were taken directly from the Berlin Schonefeld Airport Website on 20 Sept 2006, some airlines may not operate to/from this airport any more.
Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Adriatic, Air Cairo, Air VIA, Alisea Airlines, Atlas Jet, Belavia (Belarussian Airlines), BH Air, Bulgarian Air Charter, Condor, Croatia Airlines, Dniproavia, EasyJet, Egyptair, El Al Israel Airlines, Eurocypria Airlines, Freebird Airlines, Germania, Germanwings, Hapagfly, Hemus Air, Icelandair, Iceland Express, Inter Express Airlines, Israir, JAT Airways, Jet2 (from April/May 2007), LTE International Airways, LTU International Airways, Macedonian Airlines, Menajet, Nordic Leisure, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Nouvel Air Tunisie, Onur Air, Pegasus, Pulkovo, Ryanair, Shorok Air, Sky Airlines, Sun Express, Syrian Arab Airlines, Tarom, Transaero Airlines, Transavia, Tunis Air, Turkish Airlines.
Facilities and Transportation
The Airport has its own Railway Station and is situated approx 400 metres (5 minute walk) from the Main Terminal Building.
It is also served by a regular Airport Express bus service from - Berlin-Zoologischer Garten station to Schoenefeld station in just 31 minutes with the AirportExpress. You'll come across large information posters and new appropriate pictograms in the main halls of the larger Berlin stations showing the way to the right train. There are even special waiting areas for the AirportExpress. There you can glean information regarding train departure times and important service numbers. A terminal map points the quickest way to your flight.