Vnukovo International Airport
Vnukovo International Airport, formally "Vnukovo International Airport named after Andrei Tupolev", (Russian: Международный аэропорт Внуково, IPA: [ˈvnukəvə]) (IATA: VKO, ICAO: UUWW), is a dual-runway international airport located 28 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of the centre of Moscow, Russia.
| Vnukovo International Airport Международный аэропорт Внуково Mezhdunarodnyĭ aėroport Vnukovo | |||
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| IATA: VKO – ICAO: UUWW – LID: ВНК | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | JSC "Vnukovo Airport" | ||
| Serves | Moscow | ||
| Location | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Hub for | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 209 m / 686 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 55°35′46″N 37°16′03″E / 55.59611°N 37.26750°ECoordinates: 55°35′46″N 37°16′03″E / 55.59611°N 37.26750°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 06/24 | 3,500 | 11,483 | Concrete |
| 01/19 | 3,060 | 10,039 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2017) | |||
| Passengers | 18,139,000 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 163,600 | ||
| Source: DAFIF,[2][3] airport web site[4] | |||
It is one of the four major airports that serve Moscow, along with Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Sheremetyevo International Airport, and Zhukovsky International Airport.
In 2015, the airport handled 15.82 million passengers. It is the third-busiest airport in Russia.
Vnukovo is Moscow's oldest operating airport. It was opened and used for military operations during the Second World War, but became a civilian facility after the war.
In 1980, Vnukovo was expanded because of the 22nd Summer Olympic Games.
Vnukovo International Airport Media
US President Ronald Reagan at Vnukovo in 1988
Old terminal (pictured in 2000)
- Airport,RampJP
Vnukovo International Airport, Terminal A
A double-deck Aeroexpress ESh2, at Vnukovo Airport train station
The project of the Vnukovo Metro Station, that was opened in 2023
References
- ↑ Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве. www.rusline.aero (in русский). Airline "RusLine". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ Airport information for UUWW at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for VKO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ "Vnukovo Airport passenger statistics for 2017". Retrieved 17 January 2018.
