Moscow Domodedovo Airport

Moscow Domodedovo Airport Московский аэропорт Домодедово Moskovskiĭ aėroport Domodedovo
IATA: DME ICAO: UUDD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	East Line Group
Serves	Moscow, Russia
Location	Domodedovo
Hub for	Globus Airlines Red Wings Airlines RusLine S7 Airlines Ural Airlines VIM Airlines Yamal Airlines
Elevation AMSL	179 m / 588 ft
Coordinates	55°24′31″N 37°54′22″E / 55.40861°N 37.90611°E / 55.40861; 37.90611Coordinates: 55°24′31″N 37°54′22″E / 55.40861°N 37.90611°E / 55.40861; 37.90611
Website	domodedovo.ru
Map
UUDD Location in Moscow Oblast
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14L/32R 3,793 12,444 Reinforced concrete 14R/32L 3,500 11,483 Cement-concrete 14C/32C 2,600 8,531 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 30,504,515 Passenger change 14–15 7.7% Aircraft movements 253,084 Movements change 14–15 8.9%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, ACI Europe AIP of the Russian Federation

Passengers	30,504,515
Passenger change 14–15	7.7%
Aircraft movements	253,084
Movements change 14–15	8.9%

Domodedovo International Airport (Russian: Московский аэропорт Домоде́дово; IPA: [dəmɐˈdʲɛdəvə]) (IATA: DME, ICAO: UUDD) is an international airport located on the territory of Domodedovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 42 kilometres (26 mi) south-southeast from the centre of Moscow. Domodedovo is one of the three major Moscow airports along with Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo, as well as one of the largest airports in Russia and the former USSR in terms of passenger and cargo traffic. In 2015 it served 30,504,515 passengers, a reduction of 7.7% compared to 2014, making it the second busiest airport in Russia. Domodedovo is Moscow's only privately owned airport, believed to be owned by Russian businessman Dmitry Kamenshchik.

The airport is named after the town of Domodedovo, on the territory of which it is located.

Survey work on the construction of the new Capital Airport began in 1948, after the relevant decision of the Politburo. Then it was described as a special "facility №306".

In 1951 the first preparatory work on its construction began: cutting firebreaks, the construction of access roads, including roads branch from Paveletskaya.

1954 Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 13 November, approved the proposal of the Main Directorate of the Civil Air Fleet under the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the construction of the second airport of the Moscow civil air fleet near the village Elgazin Podolsky (now Domodedovo) Moscow Oblast.