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'''Berlin Schönefeld Airport''' ({{Audio|Flughafen_Berlin-Schönefeld.ogg|{{lang|de|Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld|nocat=yes}}}}) (formerly {{Airport codes|SXF|EDDB, ETBS|p=n}}) was<ref name="sxfbermerger"/><ref name="dmm"/> the secondary [[international airport]] of [[Berlin]], the capital of Germany. It was located {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} southeast<ref name="AIP" /> of Berlin near the town of [[Schönefeld]] in the state of [[Brandenburg]] and bordered Berlin's southern boundary. It was the smaller of the two [[List of airports in Berlin|airports in Berlin]], after [[Berlin Tegel Airport]], and served as a base for [[easyJet]] and [[Ryanair]]. In 2017, the airport handled 12.9 million passengers by serving mainly [[List of metropolitan areas in Europe|European metropolitan]] and [[leisure]] destinations. In the same year, the travel portal [[eDreams]] after evaluating 65,000 airport reviews ranked Berlin Schönefeld as the worst airport in the world.<ref name="eDreams">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/worst-airports-world-edreams-a7627501.html |title=THE 10 WORST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD |publisher=Independent |author=Sam Shead |date=13 March 2017 |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> Schönefeld Airport also was the major civil airport of [[East Germany]] (GDR) and the only airport of the former [[East Berlin]].
On 25 October 2020 the Schönefeld name and [[IATA code]] ceased to exist,<ref name="sxfbermerger"/><ref name="dmm"/> marking its closure as an independent airport, with large parts of its infrastructure being incorporated into the new [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]] {{Airport codes|BER|EDDB}} as its ''Terminal 5''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://berlinspectator.com/2019/11/29/berlin-new-ber-airport-to-open-on-october-31st-2020/|language=en|title=Berlin: New
==History==
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[[Aer Lingus]] also announced it would switch airports within Berlin, from Schönefeld to Tegel, by March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35424-aer-lingus-to-switch-berlin-flights-from-schnefeld-to-tegel|title=Aer Lingus to switch Berlin flights from Schönefeld to Tegel|work=ch-aviation|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Ryanair]] announced the establishment of their sixth German base in Schönefeld by 27 October 2015 by deploying five aircraft to the airport and adding 16 new routes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/ryanair-basis-berlin/35089|title=Ryanair will mit Basis in Berlin Fluggastzahlen deutlich steigern|work=airliners.de|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
On 2 May 2015, aircraft departing from Schönefeld became the first commercial flights to use the southern runway of the new [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]], which temporarily became Schönefeld's only runway while its own, which has become the northern runway of the new airport, was renovated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aero.de/news-21622/BER-Erste-Flieger-starten-auf-suedlicher-Bahn.html|title=aero.de - Luftfahrt-Nachrichten und -Community|work=aero.de|date=2 May 2015|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
Extension work at Schönefeld Airport was completed in 2016. Terminal K was extended by approx. {{convert|600|m2}} and the baggage area was also enlarged by 40 per cent. Terminal M2, an entirely new arrival terminal was built west of Terminal M. Spanning almost {{convert|3800|m2}}, this building features three baggage carousels and the coach parking area was relocated to a new area in P6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlin-airport.de/en/press/press-releases/2016/2016-04-15-construction-work-b96a/index.php |title=Construction work at Schönefeld Airport: Upgrading of federal highway B96a, car park P4 closed |publisher=Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH |date=15 April 2016 |access-date =26 April 2016}}</ref>
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