Berlin Brandenburg Airport Reopens After Drone Alert Halts Flights
Germany’s air traffic control agency said the closure lasted about 45 minutes, and several flights were diverted to Dresden.
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport suspended flights Wednesday evening after a drone sighting near the runway, with operations halted for around 45 minutes.
- Air traffic controllers recorded 28 drones in the first six months of 2026, compared to only 8 drones throughout all of 2025 at the airport.
- Germany's air traffic control agency, DFS, closed both runways after the drone was spotted at 8 p.m., and several flights were diverted to Dresden.
- Restrictions were lifted at 9:05 p.m. and operations resumed with delays; it later emerged that several drones were involved in the airspace activity.
- An August 2026 incident at Leipzig Airport, where a drone carrying explosives was found near a Ukrainian An-124, prompted German authorities to formally accuse Russia of attempted sabotage.
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Air traffic was suspended for 45 minutes at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, south of the German capital, Wednesday night after a drone was seen, confirmed the airport and the German Federal Police at the dpa news agency. ...
A drone alert was raised at 9:00 p.m. (GMT) on Wednesday at Berlin/Brandenburg Airport, causing all flights to be suspended for 45 minutes. According to an airport spokesman, several flights were diverted to Dresden and Leipzig, while the airspace over Berlin Airport was reopened at 10:05 p.m. (GMT). He noted that the drone sighting was reported by several people in the wider area of the airport.
The air space above the German capital was temporarily closed on Wednesday night, after a drone was observed on the runway. Flights were resumed but recorded delays, Deutsche Welle announced. A drone was observed on the northern runway of...
According to the airport spokesman, many flights were diverted to Dresden and Leipzig, while the airspace over Berlin airport was reopened at 22:05 (Greece time).
Due to a drone sighting at the capital airport, air traffic is stopped in the evening. After 45 minutes, the Federal Police release take-offs and landings again. Already 28 sightings are recorded at the BER in the first half of the year.
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