Berlin Tegel Airport, formally named after the aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal, was an airport in the north-west of Berlin that grew from a former military ground. During the 1948 Berlin Airlift, French forces and thousands of Berliners built its first long runway within a few months to supply the blockaded western sectors. It became the main gateway of West Berlin, known for its hexagonal terminal designed by Meinhard von Gerkan, which let passengers walk only a short distance from the check-in to the aircraft. After German reunification it handled most of the city's traffic, while the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport suffered years of delays. Tegel finally closed in November 2020, and its site is being redeveloped.
Before and after
- from 1939 to 1945Western Front
- 1939Construction of Toronto Pearson International Airport
- 1939Discovery of francium
- from 1939 to 1944World War II in Albania
- 1939Construction of Berlin-Tegel Airport
- 1939The Sutton Hoo ship burial is excavated
- 5 January 1939Death of Amelia Earhart
- 10 January 1939Establishment of Iguaçu National Park
- 25 January 1939Establishment of Badlands National Park
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1916Construction of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- 2 February 1922Publication of Ulysses
- 19 September 1926Construction of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
- 4 July 1930Origins of Nation of Islam
- 1932First edition of Venice Film Festival
- 1934Publication of March of the Volunteers
The era
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