Moscow Domodedovo Airport

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
IATA: DME ICAO: UUDD LID: ДМД
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	East Line Group
Serves	Moscow
Location	Domodedovo
Opened	7 April 1962
Hub for	Red Wings Airlines S7 Airlines Globus Airlines Smartavia Ural Airlines
Focus city for	IrAero NordStar Yamal Airlines
Time zone	EEST (UTC+03:00)
Elevation AMSL	179 m / 588 ft
Coordinates	55°24′31″N 37°54′22″E
Website	domodedovo.ru
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14L/32R 3,793 12,444 Reinforced concrete 14R/32L 3,500 11,483 Cement-concrete 14C/32C 2,600 8,531 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 30,700,000 Passenger change 16–17 7.6% Aircraft movements 234,700 Movements change 16–17 4.2%
Sources: Domodedovo airport[1]

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

1. "Domodedovo statistic 2017". Retrieved 19 January 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Year to date Passenger Traffic". Domodedovo airport. 2018-01-19.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. Zubacheva, Ksenia (2019-06-03). "What are the 'major' changes at Russian airports - and should you be worried?". kbth.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.