Berlin Tegel Airport is that small??
Yes! Berlin Tegel Airport has to be the smallest International Airport I’ve ever been to! I didn’t know much about the airport before I went, but I did see some bad reviews for Tegel.
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- Second Level Seating
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- Gates 1 and 2
So, from check-in to the actual gate, it was probably only like 30 feet. My gate area has its own security for the two gates, and a sandwich cart. They fit a small duty free store as well, which shocked me considering there was only two gates. The bathrooms are small portables but I was happy that they were actually clean.
To help with the lack of space, there is upper level seating. From here, I could see the check-in area, security and my gate! Additionally, I could see baggage claim and customs from the gate adjacent!
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- You can see security, baggage claim, and customs!
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- It got really crowded before boarding
Before boarding the plane, the gate area got really crowded. I mean, our plane was a 767 so there was going to be 150+ passengers in the area.
The Verdict:
I can’t wait for the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport to open because Tegel is just too small. But, I do appreciate how close Tegel is to the Berlin city center. It was funny, the queue rope lines at the airport all said “Berlin Brandenburg” lol. Brandenburg was supposed to open in 2010, but due to many issues the future is uncertain but estimates state it should open around 2019.
Have you flown to Berlin Tegel? How was your experience?
Happy travels,
theresorttraveler
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I arrived in Berlin, at Tegel airport, in late 2011, and expected that I would depart out of the new Berlin Brandenburg (BER) airport at the end of my stay (a few months later). Airlines even published flight schedules out of the new airport, new routes, etc. They had volunteers drill fire safety while I was there. And then things fell apart. I most recently flew out of Tegel about a year ago, and it seemed to be bursting at the seams even more than before. All the additions felt very temporary because they were all designed to last just… Read more »
Interesting story! It’s supposed to open in 2020/2021 now…we shall see if it holds. Thanks for reading!
lol TXL isn’t that small. The design might make it appear so: The terminal is roughly a circle and each of the gate areas has access from the street, it’s own security and the gate itself, making it one of the shortest distances from taxi to plane in any major international airport I have used… There is a central terminal area with food and shopping choices, but that’s certainly smaller than many newer airports. I, for one, will miss TXL when the new airport opens up – while it’s not great to connect, it is/was very convenient to leave/arrive at… Read more »
Yea the design definitely made it seem small! Thanks for reading!
That’s amazing that you have the benefits of an international airport in such a compact location close to town. I remember it being larger, but that’s just a trick of the memory from before the wall came down.
Yup the location was very convenient! Maybe it was just my terminal/gate that was really small. Thanks for reading!
exactly what part of the airport was that. back in Feb i transited at this temporary terminal for Air Berlin and it’s certainly bigger than those pictures. Heck, Belgrade airport for Air Serbia is bigger than that.
Terminal A, Gate A1.
Thanks for reading!