The airport they couldn't shut down: Berlin Tegel

Kitty Logan, for CNN

Updated 1442 GMT (2242 HKT) June 8, 2015

Berlin Tegel Airport was scheduled to be decommissioned by 2012. Two years later it's still going strong.
Photos: Berlin Tegel Airport
Terminal case – Berlin Tegel Airport was scheduled to be decommissioned by 2012. Two years later it's still going strong.
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Tegel's involvement in aviation began in 1896 when a military barracks was built for an airship battalion. In World War II it became a rocket testing site and then an air force training ground.
Photos: Berlin Tegel Airport
Aviation history – Tegel's involvement in aviation began in 1896 when a military barracks was built for an airship battalion. In World War II it became a rocket testing site and then an air force training ground.
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French forces agreed to build an airport after the Berlin blockade began in 1948. Tegel took shape in just 90 days.
Photos: Berlin Tegel Airport
Berlin Airlift – French forces agreed to build an airport after the Berlin blockade began in 1948. Tegel took shape in just 90 days.
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