Berlin Tegel Airport to it. The second terminal ring was never built because of Berlin municipal budgetary constraints and the post-reunification decision to replace the former West Berlin airports with the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Berlin Tegel Airport: In 2016, Tegel handled over 60% of all airline passenger traffic in Berlin. Tegel Airport doesn't have a direct rail connection but is connected by several bus routes and motorways. An underground station directly serving the airport had been planned since the 1960s but it was never built due to the expected closure of Tegel
Berlin Tegel Airport a consequence, the French military authorities in charge of Tegel at that time ordered the construction of a long runway, the longest in Europe at the time, as well as provisional airport buildings and basic infrastructure. Groundbreaking took place on 5 August 1948, and only 90 days later, on 5 November, a United States Air Force (USAF) Douglas C-54 Skymaster became the first aircraft to land at the new airport. The United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) commander-in-chief, General Cannon, and the chief-of-staff of the Anglo-American airlift, General Tunner, arrived at Tegel on this aircraft. British Dakota and Hastings