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 | |||
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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 | 14.3% | ||
Aircraft movements | 357,228 | ||
Movements change 17–18 | 15.9% | ||
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
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.