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Vnukovo Airport

Vnukovo International Airport
Международный аэропорт Внуково
Mezhdunarodnyĭ aėroport Vnukovo
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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°E / 55.59611; 37.26750Coordinates: 55°35′46″N 37°16′03″E / 55.59611°N 37.26750°E / 55.59611; 37.26750
Website vnukovo.ru
Map
VKO is located in Moscow
VKO
VKO
Location in Moscow
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 3,060 10,039 Concrete
01/19 3,060 10,039 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 15,815,129
Aircraft movements 163,600
Source: DAFIF, airport web site
Passengers 15,815,129
Aircraft movements 163,600

Vnukovo International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Внуково; IPA: [ˈvnukəvə]) (IATA: VKOICAO: UUWW), is a dual-runway international airport located 28 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of the centre of Moscow, Russia. It is one of the three major airports that serve Moscow, along with Domodedovo International Airport and Sheremetyevo International Airport. In 2015, the airport handled 15.82 million passengers, representing an increase of 24% compared to the previous year. 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. Its construction was approved by the Soviet government in 1937, because the older Khodynka Aerodrome (located much closer to the city centre, but closed by the 1980s) was becoming overloaded. Vnukovo was opened on 1 July 1941. During the Great Patriotic War, it was used as a military airbase; passenger services started after the war.

On 15 September 1956, the Tupolev Tu-104 jetliner made its first passenger flight from Moscow Vnukovo to Irkutsk via Omsk.


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