Welcoming of the first flight on the southern runway
Welcoming of the first flight on the southern runway

BER southern
runway goes into operation

Published: 03 November 2020, 04:04 PM
Updated: 04 November 2020, 03:30 PM

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BER southern runway

goes into operation

On November 4, the four-kilometer-long southern runway went into operation when Qatar Airways flight QR81 landed from Doha. 

Opening

of Runway South (video)

Time line

4 November, 09:50 am - Southern runway in operation

Just now Qatar Airways flight QR81 from Doha landed on the BER southern runway, which is now open. The BER is now fully operational.
Just now Qatar Airways flight QR81 from Doha landed on the BER southern runway, which is now open. The BER is now fully operational.
Qatar Airways flight QR81 from Doha landed for the first time at 09:50 am on the southern runway of BER. The 4 km long runway is now open.
Qatar Airways flight QR81 from Doha landed for the first time at 09:50 am on the southern runway of BER. The 4 km long runway is now open.
With the first landing of the Airbus A350-900 on Runway South, the BER is now fully operational.
With the first landing of the Airbus A350-900 on Runway South, the BER is now fully operational.
All currently operating passenger aircrafts can take off and land on the 4,000 meter long and 60 meter wide southern runway.
All currently operating passenger aircrafts can take off and land on the 4,000 meter long and 60 meter wide southern runway.
Around 1.1 million cubic meters of concrete were used for the Runway South and the associated taxiways and stands, more than 1,125 kilometers of special cables were laid and 212 video cameras fixed.
Around 1.1 million cubic meters of concrete were used for the Runway South and the associated taxiways and stands, more than 1,125 kilometers of special cables were laid and 212 video cameras fixed

3 November, 06:00 pm - Last preparations

Make way for Qatar Airways and its first aircraft to land on the southern runway - the barrier crosses are already gone.
Make way for Qatar Airways and its first aircraft to land on the southern runway - the barrier crosses are already gone.

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