Vnukovo International Airport
Vnukovo International Airport, formally "Vnukovo International Airport named after Andrei Tupolev", (Russian: Международный аэропорт Внуково, IPA: [ˈvnukəvə]) (IATA: VKO, ICAO: UUWW), is a dual-runway international airport located 28 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of the centre of Moscow, Russia.
Vnukovo International Airport Международный аэропорт Внуково Mezhdunarodnyĭ aėroport Vnukovo | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | JSC "Vnukovo Airport" | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 209 m / 686 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°35′46″N 37°16′03″E / 55.59611°N 37.26750°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | vnukovo.ru | ||||||||||||||
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It is one of the four major airports that serve Moscow, along with Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Sheremetyevo International Airport, and Zhukovsky International Airport.
In 2015, the airport handled 15.82 million passengers. 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.
In 1980, Vnukovo was expanded because of the 22nd Summer Olympic Games.
References
change- ↑ Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве. www.rusline.aero (in Russian). Airline "RusLine". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ Airport information for UUWW at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for VKO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ "Vnukovo Airport passenger statistics for 2017". Retrieved 17 January 2018.
