Sheremetyevo International Airport
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Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Шереметьево имени А. С. Пушкина, romanized: Mezhdunarodny aeroport Sheremetyevo imeni A. S. Pushkina, IPA: [ʂɨrʲɪˈmʲetʲjɪvə]) (IATA: SVO, ICAO: UUEE) is one of four international airports that serve the city of Moscow. It is the busiest airport in Russia, as well as the 11th-busiest airport in Europe. Originally built as a military airbase, Sheremetyevo was converted into a civilian airport in 1959.[2] The airport was originally named after a nearby village, and a 2019 contest extended the name to include the name of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.[3]
Moscow Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport Международный аэропорт Шереметьево имени А. С. Пушкина | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | International Airport Sheremetyevo | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Moscow metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Khimki, Moscow Oblast | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 11 August 1959 (64 years ago) (1959-08-11) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 192 m / 630 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°58′22″N 37°24′53″E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | svo.aero | ||||||||||||||||||
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The airport comprises six terminals: four international terminals (one under construction), one domestic terminal, and one private aviation terminal.[2][4] It is located 29 km (18 mi) northwest of central Moscow, between towns of Lobnya and Khimki in Moscow Oblast.[5]
In 2019, the airport handled about 49.9 million passengers.[6] Sheremetyevo serves as the main hub for Russian flag carrier Aeroflot as well as its subsidiaries Rossiya Airlines and Pobeda, for Nordwind Airlines and its subsidiariy Ikar, and for Smartavia.