Schönefeld Central Airport

Schönefeld Central Airport, 25km southeast of Berlin's city center, was built between 1960-65 and in 1989 was the largest in the GDR. It has two runways measuring about 3,600 m/3,940yd and a reception building completed in 1976. It is intended that, in the nineties, this will be the main airport for flights between Berlin and Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia, with more flights to Western Europe going from Tegel Airport. Building projects, which should increase Schönefeld's capacity to some seven million passengers, include a new passenger lounge, additional freight clearance areas as well as improvements and extensions to various technical plants.