The capital of our Motherland is not only the largest city in the country, but also the most significant air hub in Russia. Let's consider all Moscow airports - both those that are well-known throughout the country, and those that not every native Muscovite knows about.
List of airports in Moscow and Moscow region
Let's list all the 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
IAU (MOW in the interpretation of the International Air Transport Association) - the infrastructure of airports in Moscow and the region. List of Moscow airports that are the main ones for UIA:
- Domodedovo;
- Vnukovo;
- Sheremetyevo;
- Zhukovsky.
Auxiliary - Ostafyevo and Chkalovsky. All airports are international (the exception is Chkalovsky, because it is recognized as international, but it does not operate such flights yet).
List of international airports in Moscow
Let's take a closer look at Moscow airports recognized as international:
- Vnukovo. Located within the city, in the south-west, 10 km from the Moscow Ring Road. Third in UIA in terms of passenger traffic. Vnukovo-1, included in the list of Moscow airports, serves passengers of international (charter and regular), domestic flights, as well as cargo aircraft. Vnukovo-2 is intended for special flights of the leaders of the Russian Federation and foreign countries. Vnukovo-3 serves the Moscow government, Roscosmos and business flights. Vnukovo Airport Square is the record holder in Russia, its area is 270 thousand m22.
- Domodedovo. The southernmost of the list of Moscow airports is the 22nd km along the Moscow Ring Road along Kashirskoye Highway (45 km from the center of the capital). The airport is one of the top three in Eastern Europe. In 2012, it was recognized as the busiest airport in Russia and one of the busiest among European ones. There are two runways, allowing simultaneous takeoff and landing of aircraft. From here, aircraft fly to 247 destinations (83 of which are unique to UIA), which are supervised by 82 airlines. All Domodedovo terminals form a single complex.
- Sheremetyevo. It can be found on the territory of Khimki (to the north of the capital, following the Leningrad highway). 15 million passengers and hundreds of tons of various cargoes pass through it every year. This is the second Russian airport in terms of passenger traffic (after Domodedovo). It was built for the USSR Air Force (introduced inoperation in 1957), but already in 1959 it was redesigned as a passenger one. After a relatively recent transformation (2009 - 2010), terminals B, C, D, E, F were launched at Sheremetyevo.
- Ostafyevo. Located in the Podolsk region (near Yuzhny Butovo), it is mainly used for business flights. Both civil and military aircraft are based here. Opened in 1934, this airport managed to be under the jurisdiction of the NKVD, the USSR Ministry of Defense, Gazpromavia, eventually becoming open for the transportation of citizens in 2000. Now there are 26 aircraft stands, service stations, and heated hangar complexes on its territory.
- Zhukovsky. Cargo and test airport; renovated in 2016. At the same time, its passenger terminal with an area of 17 thousand m2 was opened2. Over the past year, he served 2 million people. Flights to Belarus and Kazakhstan are still available.
- Chkalovsky. It is located in the southeast of Shchelkovo, 31 km from the northeastern outskirts of the capital. The vessels of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are based here, the organization responsible for commercial transportation on military aircraft, charter civil (both passenger and cargo) flights are operated with 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, controlled by the legendary V. P. Chkalov.
Less known airports
List of airports in Moscow and the Moscow region, little known to most passengers:
- Bykovo (35 km from centercapital) is the oldest Russian airport. Closed for renovation. According to other sources, he works for government officials, businessmen, security officials and representatives of special services.
- Drakino (Serpukhov district) - the base airport for training the Russian aerobatics team, as well as amateur pilots, paratroopers, hang gliders.
- Korobcheevo (Kolomensky district) - the base of the aviation technical club, a place for organizing commercial parachute jumps.
- Kubinka is a military airfield where the famous "Russian Knights" and "Swifts" are based.
- Malino - military airport (southeast of the capital) - 206th aviation helicopter base.
- Myachkovo (16th km from Moscow Ring Road along Novoryazanskoye Highway) - the location of private flying clubs of the Federation of Aviation Fans.
- Severka is a sports private airport 73 km from Moscow, where both Russian and foreign planes and helicopters are based.
Contacts, information about flights, ticket prices, phone numbers of Moscow airports, the list of which is given here, are available on their official websites. More information about military and private airfields is unofficial.
