Berlin Schonefeld Airport
General |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
| Coordinates | N522241 E0133111 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 154' |
| ICAO Location Indicator | ETBS (1990) EDDB (2000) |
Usage until 1945
Airfield of Henschel aircraft factory.
Usage during the Cold War
Used by Soviet forces. Later civilian airfield for East Berlin. Base for Il-62 of Transport Wing 44 (TG-44 / TFG-44) of East German Airforce (LSK/LV) for VIP transport.
Current usage
One of 3 airports for Berlin. Reconstruction of a new airport Berlin-Brandenburg International.
Runways, Taxiways, Aprons |
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Runways
Data for the year 1960 (Source: old approach map at Die alte INTERFLUG im www)
| Design. | Length | Width | Surface | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2370 m | 60 m (50 m) | ||
| 09/27 | 500 m | 60 m | ||
| 15/33 | 800 m | 60 m |
Data for the 1970s and 1980s:
| Design. | Length | Width | Surface | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07R/25L | 3000 m | 60 m | Concrete | |
| 07L/25R | 2700 m | 60 m | Concrete |
Radio navigation |
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Data for the 1980s:
| Station. | Freq. | Ident | Position | Remarks | |
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| 25R | ILS25R | 110.3 | SLR | ||
| 25L | ILS25L | 109.9 | SLL | ||
| LOM | 299 | SL | |||
| LMM | 430 | S | |||
| 07R | ILS07R | 110.7 | MWR | ||
| LOM | 309 | MW | |||
| LMM | 430 | M |
Radar |
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Aerodrome Surveillance Radar (ASR) south of the field,
Precision Approach Radar (PAR) for runways 07R and 25L
Communications |
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Radio
Data for the 1980s:
| Station. | Freq. | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATC | Schönefeld ATIS | 125.9 | |
| Schönefeld Approach | 119.5 | ||
| Schönefeld Director | 121.3 | ||
| Schönefeld Tower | 121.3 | ||
| Schönefeld Taxi | 121.6 | ||
| Schönefeld VOLMET | 128.4 | ||
| Company | Interflug Berlin | 131.7 | |
| Interflug Berlin | 4745, 6753, 8984, 11237, 13225, 15046, 17975, 23225 |
Telephone
Data for the 1980s:
| Service | Station | Number | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verkehrsflug | Operativzentrum | 672-4001 | |
| Agrarflug | Operativzentrum | 678-8221 (Fluggespräche), -8262 | |
| Interflug Betrieb Fernerkundung, Industrie- und Forschungsflug | 672-7881, -7817 | ||
| Approach Control | 672-7531 | ||
| Control Tower | 672-7536 | ||
| ATCC | 678-8265 (Fluggespräche), 672-4187, -7522 | ||
| Met office | 672-3855, 678-8288 | ||
| MdI / Volkspolizei | Diensthabender Flugleiter der Hubschrauberstaffel | Sondernetz / Stabsnetz S1 2432-4102 (Anschluss MdI Hauptnachrichtenzentrale) | |
| Betriebsschutz Schönefeld "Toni 26" | über PdVP Berlin 50 | ||
| NVA | Teile TG-44 | Sondernetz / Stabsnetz S1 24401 | |
| Gästehaus Flughafen Schönefeld | Ministeranlage des MfNV Apparat 310 |
Additional information |
See German version for more information.
Images |
Map and aerial picture from the east german field manual "A 042/1/003 Auswertung von Luftbildern" from 1973.
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Aerial picture
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Current Pictures
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Northern runway 25R (2007)
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Terminal (2007)
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Buildings (2005)
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Remarks |
Bibliography |
Ries, Karl; Dierich, Wolfgang:
'Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe'
Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1993
Allied map
Zapf, Jürgen:
'Flugplätze der Luftwaffe 1934-1945 - und was davon übrig blieb / Berlin & Brandenburg'
VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2001
3 pages description with map
'Berliner Verkehrsblätter 8/90'
Report about old tram 147 to Schoenefeld.
Kuhlmann, Bernd:
'Ein Amt, ein Flughafen und elf Bahnhöfe'
Gesellschaft für Verkehrspolitik und Eisenbahnwesen e.V. (GVE), Berlin, 1996
Detailed description, pictures and maps
Grenzdörfer, Joachim; Seifert, Karl-Dieter:
'Geschichte der ostdeutschen Verkehrsflughäfen'
Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn, 1997
Description, maps, pictures
Michels, Jürgen; Werner, Jochen:
'Luftfahrt Ost 1945-1990'
Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn, 1994
Description, maps
Freundt, Lutz:
'Sowjetische Fliegerkräfte in Deutschland 1945-1994, Band 3'
Edition Freundt Eigenverlag, Diepholz 1999
Description, aerial picture from 1953
Billig, Detlef; Meyer, Manfred:
'Flugzeuge der DDR, I. Band bis 1962'
TOM Modellbau, Friedland, 2002
Many pictures from Schönefeld
Billig, Detlef; Meyer, Manfred:
'Flugzeuge der DDR, II. Band bis 1972'
TOM Modellbau, Friedland, 2002
Many pictures from Schönefeld
Billig, Detlef; Meyer, Manfred:
'Flugzeuge der DDR, III. Band bis 1990'
TOM Modellbau, Friedland, 2003
Pictures from Schönefeld
Billig, Detlef; Meyer, Manfred:
'Flugzeuge der DDR, IV. Band'
TOM Modellbau, Friedland, 2004
Many pictures from Schönefeld
Airfields in the vicinity |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
110°/10 km Niederlehme HSLP 1011 (2. NBr) und 3041 (TSL-44)
209°/13 km Rangsdorf
321°/13 km Berlin Tempelhof
013°/14 km Berlin Biesdorf HSLP 1028
328°/19 km Pätz (Kommando Grenztruppen)
179°/20 km Zossen/Wünsdorf
