Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Berlin, Brandenburg (Germany)

IATA: BER ICAO: EDDB

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

157 ft

48 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

52.3617°, 13.5023°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#126 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Germany)

tied #1 of 9 in DE

same length as MUC, FRA · #3 of 83 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BER in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #126 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · tied #1 in Germany.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BER lies at 48 m (157 ft), #395 of 650 published airports by elevation and 33.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 207 ft below the Germany median (364 ft, 9 airports); HHN is highest at 1,649 ft, 1,492 ft higher than BER.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 73.5 NM, 11,811 ft. BER has the longest runway in this radius, 1,312 ft over LEJ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

BER runways: 06R/24L 13,123 × 197 ft concrete; 06L/24R 11,811 × 148 ft asphalt (asph). National standing: tied #1 of 9 in Germany with MUC/FRA at 13,123 ft; 607 ft ahead of CGN (12,516 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06R/24L	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`concrete`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06L/24R	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Leipzig/Halle Airport (Schkeuditz)	`LEJ`	73.5 NM (136.1 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →