It is located under Platz der Luftbrücke and the south end of Mehringdamm on the border between Kreuzberg and Tempelhof, near the former Tempelhof International Airport, and is now named for the square there with its memorial to the victims of the Berlin Airlift.
[1] Grenander made exceptionally expressive use of the play of light and shadow in the vaulting and its supports.
It was the terminus of Line CII (today U6) until the opening of Paradestraße station on 10 September 1927.
In 1975, it was renamed a second time, after the square above, West Berlin's civil aviation having shifted to Tegel Airport.
[7] In May 2020 extensive renovations began to provide step-free access to the platforms from the street, as part of wider landscaping improvements in the area.