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Tempelhofer Feld

A former airport, hub of the Berlin Airlift, turned into a vast open park where people cycle and skate on the runways.

Open
Every day, from sunrise to sunset
Price
Free
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Tempelhofer Damm, 12101 BerlinDirections
Getting There
Tempelhof or Paradestrasse station.

Why Go

Tempelhof airport closed in 2008, and Berliners voted to keep its airfield open as a park. Kite surfers, cyclists and picnickers fill the old runways where supply planes landed during the 1948–49 Airlift.

Tours visit the huge terminal building.

Nearby in Berlin

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