Moscow Domodedovo Airport
international airport serving Moscow, Russia
Moscow Domodedovo Airport (Russian: Московский аэропорт Домоде́дово, IPA: [dəmɐˈdʲɛdəvə]), formally "Domodedovo International Airport named after Mikhail Lomonosov" (IATA: DME, ICAO: UUDD) is an international airport located in Domodedovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) south-southeast from the centre of Moscow. Domodedovo is one of the four major Moscow airports, as well as one of the largest airports in Russia.
Moscow Domodedovo Airport Московский аэропорт Домодедово Moskovskiĭ aėroport Domodedovo | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | East Line Group | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Domodedovo | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 7 April 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Time zone | EEST (UTC+03:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 179 m / 588 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°24′31″N 37°54′22″E / 55.40861°N 37.90611°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | domodedovo.ru | ||||||||||||||||||
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In 2017, it served 30,700,000 passengers, an increase of 7.6% compared to 2016,[2] making it the second busiest airport in Russia after Sheremetyevo International Airport.
Following a 2019 naming contest and presidential decree, it became named after Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Domodedovo statistic 2017". Retrieved 19 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Year to date Passenger Traffic". Domodedovo airport. 2018-01-19.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Zubacheva, Ksenia (2019-06-03). "What are the 'major' changes at Russian airports - and should you be worried?". kbth.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.