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Sheremetyevo International Airport

Moscow, Russia

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Routes out

199

Destinations

144

ICAO

UUEE

Elevation

622 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Sheremetyevo International Airport

SVO

Location

Moscow · MOS · Russia

Connectivity

199 routes · 144 destinations

Position

55.977°, 37.411° · 622 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

e-Visa (select countries), Embassy visas

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Russia's busiest international gateway serving Moscow.

Opened

1959

Location

Moscow, Russia

Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is the largest and busiest airport in Russia, serving as the primary international gateway for Moscow and the country as a whole. Located approximately 29 kilometers northwest of central Moscow, it consistently handles the highest passenger volumes of any Russian airport. The airport is the main hub for Aeroflot, Russia's flag carrier and largest airline, as well as a key base for several other Russian carriers. Its infrastructure has undergone significant modernization and expansion in recent decades, including the addition of new terminals to accommodate growing traffic. Sheremetyevo is named in honor of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov and plays a central strategic and commercial role in Russian aviation. It connects Moscow to hundreds of destinations across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and beyond.

Terminals

The airport operates multiple terminals (A, B, C, D, E, and F), with terminals B through F linked by an automated people-mover system, while Terminal A handles government and private aviation.

Getting to & from

Sheremetyevo is connected to central Moscow via the Aeroexpress rail service to Belorussky railway station, as well as taxis and bus routes.

Airlines here

Aeroflot is the dominant hub carrier, with additional operations by Rossiya Airlines, Nordwind Airlines, and various international carriers from SkyTeam and other alliances.

Notable facts

›Named after Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov in 2017.
›Handled over 45 million passengers in 2019 before COVID-19 impacted traffic.
›The automated people-mover (Aeroexpress shuttle within the airport) links the northern and southern terminal clusters.
›Edward Snowden spent approximately 39 days in the airport's transit zone in 2013.
›It served as a venue for arrivals and departures during multiple Olympic Games delegations.

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Route map (139 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

SVO → MMK5N · 735

SVO → ARH5N · 735

SVO → SCW5N · 735

SVO → AYT8Q · 321

SVO → MRSAF · 320

SVO → CDGAF · 319 320 321

SVO → ALGAH · 736

SVO → PSAAP · 320

SVO → CTAAP · 320

SVO → PMOAP · 320

SVO → CMNAT · 738 73G

SVO → HELAY · 319 320

SVO → BLQAZ · 320

SVO → CTAAZ · 320

SVO → FCOAZ · 321 32S 319

SVO → MXPAZ · 32S 319

SVO → PSAAZ · 320

SVO → FRUAZ · 319 321

SVO → PMOAZ · 320

SVO → TASAZ · 321

SVO → VCEAZ · 321 320

SVO → RIXBT · 73C 733 735

SVO → PEKCA · 777

SVO → HAVCU · 332

SVO → LCACY · 320

SVO → CANCZ · 333 332

SVO → URCCZ · 738

SVO → IADDL · 763

SVO → JFKDL · 333 76W 77W

SVO → LAXDL · 332

SVO → MIADL · 332

SVO → VARFB · 320

SVO → BOJFB · 320

SVO → SOFFB · 319

SVO → GYDFG · 734

SVO → PEKHU · 333

SVO → IKAIR · 313

SVO → LJUJP · CR2 319 CR9

SVO → BEGJU · 319 320

SVO → ALAKC · 320 321

SVO → TSEKC · 320

SVO → ICNKE · 772

SVO → AMSKL · 737

SVO → MLAKM · 319

SVO → DXBKQ · 320

SVO → WAWLO · E95 E75

SVO → BEYME · 319 320

SVO → PVGMU · 333 767 77W

SVO → KLVOK · 320

SVO → PRGOK · 319 320

SVO → ULNOM · 763 737

SVO → TXLOM · 763 737

SVO → TLLOV · CR9 E70

SVO → OTPRO · 733

SVO → PEKS7 · 333

SVO → ARNSK · 73H 736 73W

SVO → OSLSK · 320

SVO → CPHSK · 320 CR9

SVO → ABASU · 320

SVO → AMSSU · 321 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A320100 routes Airbus A32143 routes Airbus A31943 routes Airbus A330-30022 routes Boeing 737-80014 routes Airbus A330-20013 routes Sukhoi Superjet 100-9513 routes Boeing 777-300ER9 routes Boeing 737-5007 routes Boeing 7376 routes 32S5 routes Boeing 767-3005 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Alexander S. Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport, more commonly known as Sheremetyevo International Airport or simply Sheremetyevo is the busiest of the four international airports that serve the city of Moscow. It is the busiest airport in Russia and the post-Soviet states, as well as the ninth-busiest airport in Europe. Originally built as a military airbase, Sheremetyevo was converted into a civilian airport in 1959. 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.

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