Bykovo (russian: link=no, Быково) was a small regional airport serving Moscow, Russia, of which only the runway remains. The airport was located about southeast of the city along the
Ryazan highway and railway close to the town of
Zhukovsky. It has one 7,250 ft (2,210 m) runway. The airport served mainly short-haul domestic flights due to its short runway.
History
Bykovo Airport first opened in 1933. The airport first had a grass-surfaced runway. During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
it was rebuilt (1000 × 80 m; brick-covered). In 196, it was rebuilt again. In 1975, the terminal building was built (capable of serving 400 passengers per hour); in 1975, it served 1.5 million passengers. The airport was home to the
charter flight
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Regulation
Charter – also called air taxi or ad hoc – flights ...
s department of
Centre-Avia.
On 18 October 2010, passenger operations at the airport ended due to the expiration of lease terms with the management company.
In 2011 the terminal building was demolished.
The airport shared its grounds with the Bykovo Aircraft Repair Facility, specializing in repairs and overhauls of
Soloviev D-30
The Soloviev D-30 (now the Aviadvigatel PS-30) is a Soviet two-shaft low-bypass turbofan engine, officially referred to as a "bypass turbojet". It is probably the single most important turbofan engine developed in the Soviet Union. Development o ...
turbofans; the factory continues to use the runway for cargo delivery.
The new
Zhukovsky International Airport
Zhukovsky , formerly (and still occasionally) known as Ramenskoye (russian: link=no, аэропорт Жуковский, аэродром Раменское) is an international airport, located in Moscow Oblast, Russia, southeast of central ...
(a.k.a. Ramenskoye) is a few kilometers southeast of Bykovo Airport.
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Defunct airports
Airports built in the Soviet Union
Airports in Moscow Oblast
Airports established in 1933
Airports disestablished in 2010
1933 establishments in the Soviet Union
2010 disestablishments in Russia
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