Berlin Tegel Airport what is today the military part of the airport. In 1988, Berlin Tegel was named after German aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal. Air France was the first airline to commence regular commercial operations at Tegel on 2 January 1960. On that day, Air France, which had served Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Nuremberg and its main base at Paris Le Bourget/Orly during the previous decade from Tempelhof with Douglas DC-4, Sud-Est Languedoc and Lockheed Constellation/Super Constellation piston equipment, shifted its entire Berlin operation to Tegel because Tempelhof's runways were too short to permit the introduction of the Sud-Aviation Caravelle, the French flag carrier's
Bălți City Airport Bălți City Airport Bălți City Airport (""Aeroportul Bălți-Oraș"" in Romanian, ""Аэропорт Бельцы-Город"" in Russian) is one of two airports in Bălți, Moldova. Contrary to the Bălți Airport, which occasionally operates international flights, Bălți City is a regional airport. Bălți City airport is located in the very city of Bălți, at its Eastern fringe (district "Autogara"). This airport is easily and quickly reachable with the trolleybus line 1, ten minutes from the city centre. Bălți City airport and its heliport serve primarily for local destinations in neighbouring districts of Moldova. The airplanes and helicopters based at Bălți City airport are mostly