Flughafen Tempelhof

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Tempelhof Central Airport
a.k.a. Berlin Tempelhof (German: Flughafen Tempelhof) is an airport in Berlin, Germany, situated in the south-central borough of Tempelhof-Schönneberg. This airport is commonly known as Tempelhof as well.

Tempelhof is often called the "City Airport". It has mostly commuter flights to other parts of Germany and neighboring countries, since its runway is too small to receive jumbojets.

Tempelhof Airport has two parallel runways. Runway 9L/27R has a length of 2094 metres (6870 feet) and Runway 9R/27L has a length of 1840m (6037ft). Both runways are paved with asphalt. The taxiway is in the shape of a circle around these two runways, with a single terminal on the north side of the airport.

As of July 2004, the airport receives very limited passenger service. In June 2004, it was announced that the German air traffic authorities have given the permission to the operating company of the Berlin airports to discontinue their services at Tempelhof. Consequently, closing of the airport had been scheduled for 30 October 2004, in accordance with the decade old plan to merge the three existing airports in Berlin into one, transforming Schönefeld International Airport into Berlin Brandenburg International Airport. However, the airlines have successfully fought the decision to close Tempelhof, at least for the time being, and, eventually, Tempelhof is due to close in 2007.

Berlin Brandenburg Airport is scheduled to open in 2011, when Tegel airport is scheduled to close. The terminal building at Tempelhof, however, is expected to be preserved, and the airport turned into a park or golf course when the time comes.

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