Berlin

=== Airports ===
[[File:Berlin Brandenburg Airport at night.jpg|thumb|right|Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) at night]]
Berlin is served by one commercial international airport: [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]] (BER), located just outside Berlin's south-eastern border, in the state of Brandenburg. It began construction in 2006, with the intention of replacing [[Berlin Tegel Airport|{{lang|de|Tegel|nocat=y|italic=no}} Airport]] (TXL) and [[Berlin Schönefeld Airport|{{lang|de|Schönefeld|nocat=y|italic=no}} Airport]] (SXF) as the single commercial airport of Berlin.<ref name="BBC 2018-11-06">{{cite web| first=Emily| last=Schultheis| date=6 November 2018|access-date=23 May 2019|title=Whatever happened to Berlin's deserted 'ghost' airport?| url=https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20181030-what-happened-to-berlins-ghost-airport| publisher=BBC| archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530013917/https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20181030-what-happened-to-berlins-ghost-airport|url-status=live}}</ref> Previously set to open in 2012, after extensive delays and cost overruns, it opened for commercial operations in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Berlin's new $7 billion airport has finally opened after 9 years of delays, corruption allegations, and construction woes— see inside |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/berlin-brandenburg-airport-finally-opens-after-9-years-of-delays-2020-11?r=US&IR=T |website=Business Insider |access-date=9 November 2020 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109200613/https://www.businessinsider.com/berlin-brandenburg-airport-finally-opens-after-9-years-of-delays-2020-11?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live }}</ref> The planned initial capacity of around 27&nbsp;million passengers per year<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 May 2019 |title=Airport Berlin Brandenburg BER |url=https://www.berlin.de/en/airports-and-stations/1872865-2932875-airport-berlin-brandenburg-ber.en.html |website=berlin.de |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025182145/https://www.berlin.de/en/airports-and-stations/1872865-2932875-airport-berlin-brandenburg-ber.en.html |url-status=live }}</ref> is to be further developed to bring the terminal capacity to approximately 55 million per year by 2040.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 May 2019 |title=BER: A brief history of how not to build an airport |url=https://www.tip-berlin.de/ber-a-brief-history-of-how-not-to-build-an-airport/ |date=24 April 2019 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425145806/https://www.tip-berlin.de/ber-a-brief-history-of-how-not-to-build-an-airport/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Before the opening of the BER in Brandenburg, Berlin was served by Tegel Airport and Schönefeld Airport. Tegel Airport was within the city limits, and Schönefeld Airport was located at the same site as the BER. Both airports together handled 29.5&nbsp;million passengers in 2015. In 2014, 67 airlines served 163 destinations in 50 countries from Berlin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berlin-airport.de/en/press/press-releases/2014/2014-03-28-summer-flight-schedule/index.php |title=2014 summer flight schedule |website=FBB |access-date=10 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911063838/https://www.berlin-airport.de/en/press/press-releases/2014/2014-03-28-summer-flight-schedule/index.php |archive-date=11 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> {{lang|de|Tegel|italic=no}} Airport was a focus city for [[Lufthansa]] and [[Eurowings]] while Schönefeld served as an important destination for airlines like {{lang|de|[[Germania (airline)|Germania]]|italic=no}}, [[easyJet]] and [[Ryanair]]. Until 2008, Berlin was also served by the smaller [[Tempelhof Airport]], which functioned as a city airport, with a convenient location near the city center, allowing for quick transit times between the central business district and the airport. The airport grounds have since been turned into a city park.