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Berlin Brandenburg Airport Suspends Flights After Drone Sighting

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC · How we work

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German authorities closed Berlin Brandenburg Airport’s airspace after a drone appeared on the northern runway at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Airport officials suspended flights for at least 45 minutes and diverted several aircraft to Dresden.
Airspace reopened at 9:05 p.m., yet flights continued to experience delays.
DFS recorded 28 drone sightings in early 2026, seven causing suspensions, versus eight in all of 2025.

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German authorities closed Berlin Brandenburg Airport’s airspace after a drone appeared on the northern runway at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Airport officials suspended flights for at least 45 minutes and diverted several aircraft to Dresden.
Airspace reopened at 9:05 p.m., yet flights continued to experience delays.
DFS recorded 28 drone sightings in early 2026, seven causing suspensions, versus eight in all of 2025.