BER

Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Berlin, Germany

Operated by Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH

Opened2020ICAOEDDBElev157 ft
The Verdict
63/100Surprisingly not awful

At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #4 of 42 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational25%
69Passable
Sentiment25%
40Painful
Infrastructure15%
68Passable
Sent. Velocity15%
76Actually decent
Connectivity10%
83Actually decent
Operator10%
52Passable

Carbon Accreditation

Level 3/7Optimisation
2024

Engaging stakeholders on Scope 3 emissions

What People Think

If airports had a Yelp, BER would be fighting for two stars.

3.1Avg Rating / 10
3,317
ReviewsGoogle 3010Skytrax 307
17%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★★☆
★ 3.3on Google Maps (3,010 reviews)
★★★★★google
Mar 2026

Sehr schnell und sicher

★☆☆☆☆google
Mar 2026

Всегда долгая выдача багажа!

★★★★★google
Mar 2026

It has improved a lot. There's also a very friendly chap with a stache at security.

★★★★☆google
Mar 2026

Das ist sehr gut

★★☆☆☆google
Mar 2026

Eigentlich ist der BER ein ordentlicher Flughafen. Einigermaßen sauber und nicht chaotischer als andere deutsche Flughäfen. Wenn da nicht die unglaubl...

Sentiment Trajectory (2007–2026)+3.43 over 14 years
Then: 3.2/5 (10 reviews)Now: 6.6/5 (919 reviews)
Positive17%
Neutral32%
Negative51%
Queuing
2.5
Cleanliness
2.9
Staff
2.8
Food & Bev
2.2
Wifi
2.5
Wayfinding
3.3
Transport
3.5
Shopping
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The Numbers

2.1MPassengers (2000)
+17.3%YoY Growth

2.1M passengers in 2000 — still 82% below the 2019 peak, though up -35% from the 2020 COVID crater.

2.0MInternational (94%)
134KDomestic (6%)
Passenger History

Lounges

1 available
Berlin Brandenburg Airport "Willy Brandt"
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2014/12–2014/01 · 0 flights
—Flights Delayed
—Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

Condor·Base
easyJet·Base
Eurowings·Base
Ryanair·Base
Sundair·Base
294 routes · 6 regions · Top: Frankfurt am Main International Airport (273/mo)
Europe8
Frankfurt am Main International Airport273
Munich International Airport (MUC)178
Zurich Airport163
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)124
Vienna International Airport119
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)117
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)104
Cologne Bonn Airport103
Middle East2
Istanbul Airport83
Sabiha Gokcen International Airport82

Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

2 Runways
06L/24R11,811ft × 148ft · ASPH · Lighted
06R/24L13,123ft × 197ft · PEM · Lighted

The Backstory

2020
Opened
HistoryThe new Berlin airport would be planned, owned and operated by BBF Holding. Shortly afterwards BBF Holding became ''Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH'' (FBB) and remained under the ownership of Berlin, Brandenburg and the federal government. On 13 Au...
ACI Service Quality Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.