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Berlin Airport suspends operations following drone sighting

Airspace over Berlin Airport was temporarily closed after a drone was reported on the northern runway around 20:00. The airport press service confirmed flights were halted at 20:20 in response to the sighting. The identity of the operator and the duration of subsequent disruptions have not been reported.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramПресс-служба аэропорта
  • eeo德国柏林
4 differing positions reported on location across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramв аэропорту Берлина
  • deutscheBerlin Airport
  • meduzaАэропорт Берлина
  • rferlв Берлине
  • eeo德国柏林勃兰登堡机场
5 differing positions reported on timing across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • deutschebriefly
  • telegramtonight
  • meduzaС начала года
  • eeo一度
  • rferlմեկ ժամով
2 differing positions reported on status across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramбыла объявлена
  • deutschesuspends
  • meduzaприостанавливал
  • rferlприостанавливал
  • eeo暂停
Wherenot resolved
First reported31 days ago
Published2026-09-23 19:56 UTC
Sources5
How this travelled.
Reports9Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings, 3 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Berlin Airport suspends operations following drone sighting. 2026-09-23T19:56:39.423Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3353. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-23/berlin-airport-briefly-suspends-flights-over-drone-sighting-163b9cac

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