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TXL Berlin Tegel Airport
Berlin Tegel Airport (IATA: TXL, ICAO:EDDT) is located in the the city of Berlin, Germany. It is the primary international airport serving Berlin and its surrounding metropolitan area. Phone Number :+493060911150

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IATA Code

TXL

ICAO Code

EDDT

Name

Berlin Tegel Airport

Type

Main Airport

Country / Region

Germany (DE)

City

Berlin

Latitude

52.5596800

Longitude

13.2877200

Time Zone

UTC+01:00

Phone Number

+493060911150

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Airport Overview

Berlin Tegel Airport（TXL）, ICAO EDDT, was the former primary international airport serving Berlin, Germany. It was located in the north-west of Berlin, approximately 8 km from the city centre, with road access to the urban area. The airport was decommissioned after Berlin Brandenburg Airport became the city’s principal commercial airport; therefore, Berlin Tegel Airport is not a current origin, destination, or cargo-handling option. For present-day shipments to or from Berlin, our service team will verify routing through the active Berlin Brandenburg gateway or another suitable European hub before booking.

Operational status: Berlin Tegel Airport is closed to commercial aviation. Historical TXL references in legacy contracts, ERP systems, or shipping instructions should not be treated as a valid current airport routing.

Key Highlights

Closed commercial gateway

No current passenger, belly-cargo, freighter, customs export, or import acceptance should be planned at Berlin Tegel Airport.

Historical city proximity

The former airport’s location near central Berlin was operationally convenient, but that historical road-access advantage does not create present cargo capacity.

Routing requires revalidation

Our team checks the shipper’s documents, booking request, and consignee instructions for obsolete TXL references before arranging transportation.

Suitable for data cleansing

Forwarders should update airport master data, carrier profiles, routing guides, and electronic shipping templates to avoid misrouting or booking rejection.

Airport Data and Current Status

Airport name	Berlin Tegel Airport
IATA / ICAO	TXL / EDDT
Country / city	Germany / Berlin
Coordinates	52.5596800, 13.2877200
Address	Berlin, Germany
Time zone	UTC+01:00
Commercial operating status	Decommissioned

Cargo Facilities & Services

Berlin Tegel Airport should not be represented as having active cargo facilities. Our team will not assume that historical terminal areas, warehouses, customs points, cold-storage rooms, dangerous-goods acceptance points, or bonded facilities remain available.

Acceptance and storage: Current export or import cargo cannot be tendered to Berlin Tegel Airport as an operating airport.
Customs handling: Customs clearance must be arranged through the active airport, inland customs office, or other authorised location shown in the confirmed routing.
Temperature-controlled shipments: Pharmaceutical, perishable, and other controlled-temperature cargo must be booked against a confirmed active facility with documented handling capability.
Dangerous goods: Lithium batteries, chemicals, aerosols, and other regulated cargo require carrier and handling-agent acceptance at the replacement gateway; historical TXL instructions are insufficient.
Road feeder service: Any truck movement from Berlin must be linked to the confirmed active airport and its appointed cargo terminal, not to the former Tegel site.

Routes & Transit Times

There are no current commercial flight routes or bookable cargo schedules from Berlin Tegel Airport. Our team instead evaluates the active Berlin gateway, direct European services, or intercontinental hub connections according to cargo type and destination.
For general cargo, the routing may involve a road transfer to the confirmed airport followed by a direct or hub connection. The final transit time depends on uplift availability, cut-off compliance, customs status, and connection capacity.
For dangerous goods, live animals, perishables, and pharmaceutical shipments, carrier approval and special-handling capacity must be confirmed before any transit estimate is issued.
We provide a confirmed routing and indicative transit window only after validating the active airport, airline acceptance, handling agent, and delivery terms. No historical TXL schedule should be used for planning.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

Berlin remains an important commercial and consumption market, but Berlin Tegel Airport no longer serves as its air cargo gateway. Our platform assesses the shipment against the actual pickup location, delivery postcode, cargo characteristics, and the selected active airport.

Berlin metropolitan area

Potential cargo includes technology products, e-commerce goods, fashion, trade-fair materials, machinery components, and time-sensitive commercial samples.

Temperature-sensitive goods

Healthcare products, laboratory materials, food, and perishables require a confirmed cold-chain route and documented handover controls.

Industrial and project cargo

Dimensions, weight, loading equipment, airline contour limits, and road access should be checked against the replacement airport before quotation.

European distribution

For shipments serving Germany and neighbouring markets, our team compares airfreight with road-feeder or alternative European hub solutions where these offer better operational certainty.

Operations & Compliance

Airport code validation: Confirm the active origin or destination airport on the master airway bill, house airway bill, commercial invoice, packing list, booking confirmation, and customs instructions.
Dangerous goods: Provide the applicable shipper’s declaration, UN identification, packing instruction, net quantities, labels, and safety information where required. Acceptance remains subject to the selected carrier and handling agent.
Customs and security: Export declarations, commodity classification, sanctions screening, security status, and import requirements must be aligned with the actual routing. A former airport reference cannot establish customs jurisdiction.
Collection and delivery: Before dispatching a truck, verify the live terminal address, receiving hours, booking reference, vehicle restrictions, and release procedure with the confirmed handling facility.

Shipping Tips

Ask our service team to validate every TXL reference in the booking request and replace it with the active airport code before cargo collection.
Send dimensions, gross weight, package count, commodity description, Incoterms, ready date, and any special-handling requirement before requesting a firm quotation.
For batteries, chemicals, medical products, perishables, or live animals, provide the relevant technical documents at the enquiry stage so acceptance can be checked before packing and dispatch.
Keep the original transport instruction consistent across commercial documents, customs filings, airway bills, and delivery orders to prevent data mismatch at the replacement gateway.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Berlin Tegel Airport receive export cargo today?

No. Berlin Tegel Airport is decommissioned and should not be used as a current cargo acceptance point. Our team will propose a confirmed active Berlin gateway or another suitable routing.

Why does TXL still appear in our customer’s shipping instruction?

TXL may remain in legacy ERP records, contracts, routing guides, or copied templates. The code should be treated as a data-validation alert, not as proof of a current flight or terminal booking.

Can our truck deliver cargo to the former terminal?

No operational delivery should be planned without a current terminal confirmation. Our team will provide the approved receiving address and handling instructions for the replacement airport.

Will customs clearance still be performed under the former airport?

Not automatically. Customs and security procedures must follow the actual airport, authorised facility, and transport routing shown in the confirmed shipment documents.

Can special cargo be routed through Berlin?

Potentially, subject to the active airport and carrier’s acceptance. Dangerous goods, temperature-controlled cargo, live animals, and oversized freight require advance review and written confirmation.

Data Sources & Provenance

Airport identity, historical operating context, and closure-status verification should be checked against official airport operator information at berlin-airport.de. Code and aviation-reference validation may be cross-checked through iata.org and icao.int.

The coordinates, address, time zone, airport codes, and status shown in this module follow the supplied airport master data. Current cargo acceptance, terminal allocation, airline routing, customs arrangements, cut-off times, and transit windows must be reconfirmed with the selected active gateway and handling agent before booking.