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Schönhagen Airport (Flugplatz Schönhagen) is a general aviation airport near Trebbin, a town in the German state of Brandenburg. It is located approximately 45 km 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 which operated gliding in Schönhagen, was located at Schönhagen.

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.

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.

Facilities
The airport is licensed for aeroplanes up to 14.000 kg maximum takeoff weight. It has one runway designated 07/25 with a asphalt surface measuring 1510 x, one runway designated 12/30 with a asphalt surface measuring 700 x and one runway designated 12/30 with a grass surface measuring 760 x.

Airlines and destinations
There are no scheduled services to and from Schönhagen Airport.