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by ErsatzVerkehr 4450 days ago
In German, the word "Land" is used for both states (as in the federal states of Germany, Bundesländer) and countries.

Berlin is a City-State in Germany, entirely surrounded by the state of Brandenburg. Thus it's not too surprising that Berlin's big airport is "in another state."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Germany

This happens in the U.S. too - Cincinnati airport is actually in Kentucky, etc.