Moscow Domodedovo Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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 / 55.40861°N 37.90611°E / 55.40861; 37.90611
Website	domodedovo.ru
Runway
Runway 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

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is a very important international airport in Russia. It is also known as "Domodedovo International Airport named after Mikhail Lomonosov". This airport is located in Domodedovo, which is part of Moscow Oblast.

It is about 42 kilometers (26 miles) south-east of the center of Moscow. Domodedovo is one of the four main airports serving Moscow. It is also one of the largest airports in all of Russia.

In 2017, over 30 million passengers used Domodedovo Airport. This made it the second busiest airport in Russia that year. It was only less busy than Sheremetyevo International Airport. The number of passengers grew by 7.6% from 2016 to 2017.

The airport was officially opened on April 7, 1962. In 2019, people voted in a contest to name many Russian airports. Domodedovo Airport was then named after Mikhail Lomonosov. He was a famous Russian scientist.

Images for kids

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  Domodedovo's terminal in June 1974

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  Domodedovo in July 2016

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  The current main building

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  Domodedovo Airport in 2014

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  Inside the airport terminal

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Moscú-Domodédovo para niños