Vnukovo International Airport facts for kids
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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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Source: DAFIF, airport web site
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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.
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.
Images for kids
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US president Ronald Reagan at Vnukovo in 1988
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Apron view
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Terminal A
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A double-deck Aeroexpress ESh2, at Vnukovo Airport train station
See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Moscú-Vnúkovo para niños
