AirportsBerlin Brandenburg Airport is a large airport serving Berlin, in Brandenburg, Germany. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BER.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BER
- ICAO code
- EDDB
- City
- Berlin
- State or region
- Brandenburg
- Country
- Germany
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 52.3617° N, 13.5023° E
- Elevation
- 48 m (157 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BER means Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EDDB. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.3617° N, 13.5023° E. It stands 48 metres (157 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Berlin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Berlin Brandenburg Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 38 airports of Germany on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06R/24L | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 06L/24R | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leipzig/Halle AirportSchkeuditz | LEJ | 136 km |
| Dresden AirportDresden | DRS | 138 km |
| Zielona Góra-Babimost AirportNowe Kramsko, Poland | IEG | 158 km |
| Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów AirportSzczecin(Glewice), Poland | SZZ | 165 km |
| Heringsdorf AirportZirchow | HDF | 174 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,771 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,274 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,613 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 961 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,390 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,345 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,922 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,943 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,097 km | 19 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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