Schönhagen Airfield () is a general aviation aerodrome near Trebbin, in the German state of Brandenburg. It is located approximately southwest of Berlin.
History
Since 1928 the area around Löwendorfer Berg has been used for gliding. The Luftwaffe der Wehrmacht, which expanded the area from 1936, used Trebbin Air Base as an emergency landing site, no flying units were stationed there. Between 1937 and 1945 a "Reichsschule für Segelflug" of the National Socialist Flyers Corps was located at Schönhagen, operating gliders.Henry L. deZeng IV: Luftwaffe Airfields 1935–1945 Germany (1937 Borders), page 650
In GDR times the site was home to the school combine named "Ernst Schneller" of the Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik which among other things provided basic pilot training in preparation for military pilot training with the NVA. On 31 January 1952 Karl Liebeskind performed the first take-off of an aircraft in the GDR with a SG 38 in Schönhagen.Johannes Höntsch: Schönhagen und das letzte Aufgebot. In: Fliegerrevue Nr. 2/1997, FlugVerlag Berolina, , S. 36.
After the fall of the Iron Curtain, the airfield was and is being continuously expanded. Both runways were asphalted, the main runway was extended and equipped with a navigation light system.
On 24 November 2008, the last aircraft taking off from Tempelhof landed in Schönhagen"Abflug in die Geschichtsbücher", Tagesspiegel 25 November 2008
Most traffic these days is from helicopters and private business planes.Flugplatz Schönhagen: "Hier kommt alles runter, was sie in Schönefeld nicht gebrauchen können" - RBB, 07. Dec.2025
Facilities The airfield is licensed for aeroplanes up to maximum takeoff weight. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring , one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring and one runway designated 12/30 with a grass surface measuring .Jeppesen
See also Transport in Germany List of airports in Germany
References
External links
Official website