Sheremetyevo International Airport
Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Шереметьево имени А.С. Пушкина, IPA: [ʂɨrʲɪˈmʲetʲjɪvə] Mezhdunarodnyy aeroport Sheremet'yevo imeni A.S. Pushkina) (IATA: SVO, ICAO: UUEE) is one of four international airports that serves the city of Moscow. It is the busiest airport in Russia. Sheremetyevo was a military base which became a civilian airport in 1959,[2] and in a 2019 contest, was named after Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.[3]
| Sheremetyevo International Airport Междунаро́дный аэропо́рт Шереме́тьево Mezhdunarodnyĭ aėroport Sheremet'evo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: SVO – ICAO: UUEE – LID: ШРМ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | International Airport Sheremetyevo | ||
| Serves | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Location | Khimki, Moscow Oblast | ||
| Hub for | * Aeroflot | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 192 m / 630 ft | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 06R/24L | 3,700 | 12,139 | Concrete |
| 06C/24C | 3,550 | 11,647 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2018) | |||
| Passengers | 45,836,000 | ||
| Passenger change 17–18 | |||
| Aircraft movements | 357,228 | ||
| Movements change 17–18 | |||
| Sources: Sheremetyevo airport [1] | |||
The airport had six terminals: four international terminals (one under construction), one domestic terminal, and one private aviation terminal.[4] It is located in 29 km (18 mi) northwest of central Moscow, in the city of Khimki, Moscow Oblast.
Sheremetyevo International Airport Media
Sheremetyevo-2 (now known as Terminal F) was built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
References
- ↑ "Sheremetyevo handled more than 45 million passengers in 2018". Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ Международный аэропорт Шереметьево. www.svo.aero (in русский). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ↑ Kaminski-Morrow, David (2018-12-05). "Sheremetyevo named for Pushkin in national airport scheme". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ↑ "Sheremetyevo today". www.svo.aero (in русский). Retrieved 2019-05-30.