The capital of our country is not only the largest citycountries, but also the most significant aviation hub in Russia. Consider all Moscow airports - and those that are heard throughout the country, and those that not every native Muscovite knows about.
List of airports in Moscow and Moscow region
We list all existing airports in Moscow and the metropolitan area:
- Sheremetyevo;
- Vnukovo;
- Domodedovo;
- Drakino;
- Bykovo;
- Cuban;
- Ostafyevo;
- Chkalovsky;
- Myachkovo;
- Severka;
- Raspberry;
- Korobcheevo;
- Zhukovsky (Ramenskoye).
Moscow Aviation Hub
MAU (MOW in the interpretation of the International Air Transport Association) - the infrastructure of airports in Moscow and the region. The list of Moscow airports, which are for MAU main:
- Domodedovo;
- Vnukovo;
- Sheremetyevo;
- Zhukovsky.
Auxiliary - Ostafyevo and Chkalovsky. All airports are international (the exception is Chkalovsky, since it is recognized international, but it does not operate such flights yet).
List of Moscow International Airports
Take a closer look at Moscow airports recognized by international ones:
- Vnukovo.Located within the city, in the south-west, 10 km from Moscow Ring Road. The third in the UIA largest passenger traffic. Vnukovo-1, a member of the list of Moscow airports, serves international (charter and regular) passengers, domestic flights, as well as cargo aircraft. Vnukovo-2 is designed for special flights of the leaders of the Russian Federation and foreign countries. Vnukovo-3 serves the government of Moscow, Roscosmos and business flights. Vnukovo Airport Terminal Square is the record holder of Russia, its area is 270 thousand meters2.
- Domodedovo.The southernmost of the list of Moscow airports is the 22nd km of the Moscow Ring Road on Kashirskoye Highway (45 km from the capital's center). The airport is among the top three in Eastern Europe. In 2012, recognized as the most "busy" airport in Russia and one of the busiest among European. There are two runways that allow simultaneous takeoff and landing of aircraft. From here, aircraft fly in 247 directions (83 of which are unique to UIA), which are supervised by 82 airlines. All Domodedovo terminals make up a single complex.
- Sheremetyevo. It can be found in the territory ofKhimki (to the north of the capital, following along the Leningrad highway). Through it annually passes 15 million passengers and hundreds of tons of various cargoes. This is the second Russian airport in terms of passenger traffic (after Domodedovo). It was built for the USSR Air Force (commissioned in 1957), but already in 1959 it was converted to passenger. After a relatively recent transformation (2009-2010), terminals B, C, D, E, and F have been made at Sheremetyevo.
- Ostafyevo.Located in the Podolsk district (near the South Butovo), mainly used for business flights. Both civilian and military aircraft are based here. Opened in 1934, this airport managed to be under the authority of the NKVD, the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, Gazpromavia, becoming, as a result, in 2000 opened for the transport of citizens. Now on its territory there are 26 aircraft parkings, a service station, heated hangar complexes.
- Zhukovsky. Cargo and test airport; reconstructed in 2016. At the same time, its passenger terminal with an area of 17 thousand meters was opened2. Over the past year, he has served 2 million people. So far available flights to Belarus and Kazakhstan.
- Chkalovsky. Located in the southeast ofSchelkovo, 31 km from the north-eastern outskirts of the capital. The vessels of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are based here, the organization responsible for commercial transportation by military aircraft, charter civil flights (both passenger and cargo) are made on one-time passes. The name of the airport was due to the fact that in 1932 a bomber plane landed on its territory for the first time, which was flown by the legendary V.P. Chkalov.
Less known airports
List of airports in Moscow and the Moscow region, little-known for most passengers:
- Bykovo (35 km from the center of the capital) is the oldest Russian airport. Closed for renovation. According to other information, it works for state officials, businessmen, security officials and representatives of the special services.
- Drakino (Serpukhov district) - the base airport for training the Russian national team in aerobatics, as well as amateur pilots, parachutists, hang gliders.
- Korobcheevo (Kolomna district) - the base of the aviation-technical club, the place of the organization of commercial parachute jumps.
- Kubinka is a military airfield, where the famous "Russian Knights" and "Swifts" are based.
- Malino - military airport (southeast of the capital) - the 206th aviation helicopter base.
- Myachkovo (16th km from Moscow Ring Road on Novoryazanskoye Highway) is the location of private flying clubs of the Federation of Aviation Lovers.
- Severka is a sports private airport 73 km from Moscow, where both Russian and foreign aircraft and helicopters are based.
Contacts, flight information, ticket prices,phone numbers of Moscow airports, a list of which is given here, are available on their official sites. More information about the military and private airfields is unofficial.
