Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport ( rus, links=no, Международный аэропорт Шереметьево имени А. С. Пушкина, p=ʂɨrʲɪˈmʲetʲjɪvə ''Mezhdunarodny aeroport Sheremetyevo imeni A. S. Pushkina'') is one of
four
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international airports that serve the city of Moscow. It is the
busiest airport in Russia, as well as the
second-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
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
.
The airport comprises six terminals: four international terminals (one under construction), one domestic terminal, and one private aviation terminal.
It is located northwest of central Moscow, in the city of
Lobnya
Lobnya (russian: Ло́бня) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located north west of Moscow. Population: 30,000 (1970).
History
Lobnya was founded in 1902 and granted town status in 1961.
Krasnaya Polyana in the Battle of Moscow
The Ge ...
, Moscow Oblast.
In 2017, the airport handled about 40.1 million passengers and 308,090 aircraft movements. During 2018, the airport reported a 14.3% increase in passengers for a total of 45.8 million. There was also a 15.9% increase in aircraft traffic year over year.
Sheremetyevo serves as the main hub for Russian
flag carrier
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Hist ...
Aeroflot
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and its branch
;
Nordwind Airlines
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and its branch
Pegas Fly
Ikar Airlines LLC, operating as Pegas Fly, is a Russian charter airline headquartered in Krasnoyarsk and based at Yemelyanovo International Airport but operates most flights from Zhukovsky International Airport.
History
Initially the company, t ...
; and
Ural Airlines
Ural Airlines (russian: Ура́льские авиали́нии, ''Ural’skiye avialinii'') is an airline based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, that operates scheduled and chartered domestic and international flights out of Kolt ...
.
History
Soviet era
The airport was originally built as a military airfield called Sheremetyevsky (), named after a village of the same name, as well as the
Savelov station on the railway of the same name. The decree for the construction of the Central Airdrome of the Air Force near the settlement of Chashnikovo () on the outskirts of Moscow was issued on 1 September 1953 by the
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
The Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Совет министров СССР, r=Sovet Ministrov SSSR, p=sɐˈvʲet mʲɪˈnʲistrəf ɛsɛsɛˈsɛr; sometimes abbreviated to ''Sovmin'' or referred to as the '' ...
. The airport became operational on 7 November 1957 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the
October Revolution
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.
In August 1959, the Council of Ministers made a decree to terminate the airbase's use for military purposes, where it would be handled over to the Principal Directorate of the Civil Air Fleet to be converted as a civilian airport.
Sheremetyevo's civilian purposes started on 11 August 1959 when a
Tupolev Tu-104
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B landed onto the airport from
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
.
![Sheremetyevo-1 (3447417963)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Sheremetyevo-1_%283447417963%29.jpg)
The first international flight took place on 1 June 1960 to
Berlin Schönefeld Airport
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using an
Ilyushin Il-18
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.
Sheremetyevo was officially opened on the day after, where a two-story terminal occupying was commissioned. On 3 September 1964, the Sheremetyevo-1 terminal was opened. Of that year, 18 foreign airlines had regular flights to Sheremetyevo, with up to 10 different types of aircraft involved. By the end of 1964, Sheremetyevo handled 822,000 passengers and 23,000 tons of mail and cargo, including 245,000 passengers and 12,000 tons of cargo that were transported internationally. Soon, by the end of 1965, a majority of international flights to the USSR was achieved through Sheremetyevo thanks to
Aeroflot
PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (russian: ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии", ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; russian: Аэрофлот, , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. The ...
's air traffic agreements with 47 countries.
In the early 1970s, a second runway was constructed at Sheremetyevo, with the first airliner to land being an
Ilyushin Il-62
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. In preparation for the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
, construction of a second terminal for Sheremetyevo, Sheremetyevo-2, was approved by the
Ministry of Civil Aviation in early 1976. Construction of Sheremetyevo-2 started on 17 November 1977.
![RIAN archive 866468 Sheremetevo-2 international airport](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/RIAN_archive_866468_Sheremetevo-2_international_airport.jpg)
On 1 January 1980, Sheremetyevo-2 was put into operation, with a capacity to serve an annual 6 million passengers, or 2,100 passengers per hour. Despite this, its official opening ceremony was held much later, on 6 May 1980. During the Olympics, Sheremetyevo served more than 460,000 international passengers.
Contemporary era
On 11 November 1991, Sheremetyevo International Airport received its legal status as a state-owned enterprise, amidst the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
. On 9 July 1996, Sheremetyevo became an
open joint-stock company. In 1997, the airport renovated one of its runways with a 30–35 cm thick concrete surface.
In the early 2000s, Sheremetyevo saw growing competition from the rapidly expanding
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, which was more modern and convenient to access, and the neighbouring
Vnukovo Airport
Vnukovo, formally Vnukovo Andrei Tupolev International Airport (named after Andrei Tupolev) ( rus, links=no, Внуково, p=ˈvnukəvə) , is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, southwest of the centre of Moscow, ...
. Sheremetyevo saw 24 of its airlines, notably domestic airlines such as
Sibir,
KrasAir
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,
Transaero
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,
Pulkovo Airlines
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, and
UTAir
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, as well as international airlines
Air Malta
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,
Adria Airlines,
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,
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, and
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, move their services to Domodedovo. As a result, Aeroflot pushed for a third terminal for the airport, Sheremetyevo-3, to increase the airport's passenger capacity as well as be able to fulfill its requirements to join
Skyteam
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.
In the late 2000s, Sheremetyevo oversaw rapid planning and expansion of the airport. On 12 March 2007, the airport opened Terminal C to maximise the airport's international passenger capacity. On 5 March 2008, the airport renovated its second runway to receive all types of aircraft, including the
Airbus A380
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and the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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. An
Aeroexpress
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line was constructed between Sheremetyevo and
Savyolovsky Railway Station
Savyolovsky station (russian: Савёловский вокза́л, ''Savyolovsky vokzal''), alternatively spelled ''Savyolovskiy'', ''Savelovsky'' or ''Savelovskiy'', is one of the ten main railway stations in the Maryina roshcha District o ...
on 10 June 2008, quickening traveling time from the airport to central Moscow in 30 minutes. In January 2009, Sheremetyevo finalised a master plan where it would increase passenger capacity to an annual 64 million per year and build a second airfield with a third runway. On 15 November 2009, construction of Terminal D was completed, with a total surface area of , an annual capacity of 12 million passengers, and operation being putting forth in the beginning of next year. Sheremetyevo-2 was renamed Terminal F on 25 December 2009 with terminal identification using international (Latin) lettering.
![Airbus A319-112, CSA - Czech Airlines AN2166020](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Airbus_A319-112%2C_CSA_-_Czech_Airlines_AN2166020.jpg)
Expansion of Sheremetyevo continued into 2010.
Sheremetyevo-1 was renamed Terminal B on 28 March. Terminal E was opened on 30 April, connecting Terminal D and Terminal F and increasing the airport's capacity to 35 million passengers per year. In June, construction started for Terminal A, a private aviation terminal. In July, a walkway opened between Terminals D, E, F, and the
Aeroexpress
Aeroexpress Ltd. (russian: ООО "Аэроэкспресс") is the operator of airport rail link services in Russia. It is founded in 2005 and is owned by Russian Railways (50%), TransGroup AS (25%), Iskander Makhmudov (17.5%), and Andrei Bok ...
railway terminal on the public access side. In November, a walkway opened between Terminals D, E, and F on the security side. Both of have simplified transfer between transit flights. Ultimately, after the northern the recent construction work, the airport now has the capacity to receive more than 40 million passengers annually.
On 28 March 2011, a separate airfield that would serve as Sheremetyevo's third runway was approved.
On 13 December 2011, the
Federal Agency for State Property Management
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approved an agreement that merged the airport operators OAO Terminal (operator of Terminal D) and OJSC Sheremetyevo, consolidating control of the airport under one entity. On 26 December 2011, a new
area control centre
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(ACC) was opened for Sheremetyevo, consolidating operations of the airport's different control centres to increase efficiency. The situational centre was also created as part of the ACC for joint work of top-managers, heads of state bodies, and partners of Sheremetyevo to resolve emergencies.
Continued expansion
On 30 December 2013, TPS Avia successfully won a competitive tender to develop Sheremetyevo International Airport's northern area, including a new passenger terminal, a new freight terminal, a refuelling area and a tunnel linking the passenger terminal to three other terminals.
Terminal B, previously Sheremetyevo-1, was demolished in August 2015 to be reconstructed as a newer and more modern terminal, which began in October 2015.
By the end of 2015, Sheremetyevo surpassed its competitor
Domodedovo as
Russia's busiest airport, serving 31.28 million passengers, compared to Domodedovo's 30.05 million. This trend continued in 2016, where Sheremetyevo saw growth while
Vnukovo and Domodedovo showed losses in passengers. A growing number of airlines launched new operations to Sheremetyevo, such as
Tianjin Airlines : ''See Grand China Air for the holding company of Hainan Airlines.''
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,
Tunisair
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,
Nouvelair
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, and
Air Malta
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, which back in the 2000s moved its operation to Domodedovo.
In February 2016, TPS Avia combined its assets with Sheremetyevo Airport and committed to invest US$840 million to upgrade and expand the airport's infrastructure – as a result TPS Avia secured a 68% stake in Sheremetyevo Airport. Part of the plan includes demolishing Terminal C for a newer reconstruction of the terminal, which came to effect on 1 April 2017.
![MosObl SVO Airport asv2018-08 img1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/MosObl_SVO_Airport_asv2018-08_img1.jpg)
Sheremetyevo International Airport was the official airport of the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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. Sheremetyevo completed re-construction of its first northern terminal, Terminal B, in May 2018, to handle more passengers for the tournament. In 2018, the Airport reported revenues of €194.9 million, a 6% increase year over year. Profit increased 7.4% year over year. These increases are attributed in part to increased air traffic due to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
In late 2018, SVO enacted a series of changes to its flight traffic. Aeroflot subsidiary
announced the transfer of its flights from
Vnukovo to Sheremetyevo starting 28 October 2018.
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also launched direct flights from
London Heathrow
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to Sheremetyevo on the same day.
Syria
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-based
Cham Wings Airlines
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began direct flights from
Damascus
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to SVO in November 2018 as well.
In December 2018, following the results of the Great Names of Russia contest, Sheremetyevo was named after the great Russian poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
.
The ceremony took place on 5 June 2019, which was the 220th anniversary of Pushkin's birth year. The airport is now officially named Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport.
In 2019, the Russian
Federal Security Service
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(FSB) began testing an automated passport control system at SVO. This system relies on biometric data and foreign passport recognition to allow Russian passengers to move through border control with fewer movement restrictions. If successful, the FSB may implement this system in other Russian airports.
Terminals
Sheremetyevo International Airport has four operating passenger terminals and one special terminal reserved for the use of private and business aviation.
The airport's four passenger terminals are divided into two groups based on geographical location: the Northern Terminal Complex and the Southern Terminal Complex. The current terminal naming system was introduced in December 2009; previously, the terminals were numbered: Sheremetyevo-1 (now Terminal B), Sheremetyevo-2 (now Terminal F), and Sheremetevo-3 (now Terminal D).
Terminal A
![RIAN archive 1007581 Presentation of terminal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/RIAN_archive_1007581_Presentation_of_terminal_%22A%22_for_business_aviation_passengers_at_Sheremetyevo_airport.jpg)
Opened on 16 January 2012, Terminal A handles servicing of business and private aviation out of Sheremetyevo.
The terminal occupies an area of and can carry an annual capacity of 75,000 passengers.
Northern terminals
Terminal B
![MosObl SVO Airport asv2018-08 img2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/MosObl_SVO_Airport_asv2018-08_img2.jpg)
Terminal B – originally named Sheremetyevo-1 – has two iterations.
The first iteration was constructed and opened on 3 September 1964.
The terminal, as Sheremetyevo-1, was known for its "flying-saucer"-like design, and was nicknamed "
shot glass
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" by locals. Being long and wide, as well as having a volume exceeding , the terminal can hold up to 800 people per hour. Formerly serving international flights, Sheremetyevo-1 would transition to serving domestic flights. Along with other Sheremetyevo terminals that underwent Latin lettering conventions, Sheremetyevo-1 was renamed Terminal B on 28 March 2010.
Terminal B was then demolished in August 2015 to be reconstructed as a larger and more modern terminal which began in October 2015.
The new terminal B commenced its operations on 3 May 2018, with the Aeroflot's flight to Saratov. All airlines that have domestic flights from Sheremetyevo and some flights of Aeroflot began shifting to Terminal B from Terminal D. Compared to the previous terminal B, that was demolished, new terminal will have an increased passenger capacity of 20 million passengers and will serve domestic flights only. As of November 2018, Aeroflot has consolidated all of its domestic services at Terminal B, with the exception of flights to far eastern destinations in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Flights to the eastern Russian shore and some short-haul (including all domestic flights served by widebodies) continue out of SVO's Terminal D.
The terminal is connected by an
interterminal underground passage with Sheremetyevo's southern terminals and the
Aeroexpress
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railway station.
Terminal C
![SVO Terminal C inside 01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/SVO_Terminal_C_inside_01.jpg)
On 12 March 2007, Sheremetyevo opened the former Terminal C for the servicing of international charter flights to maximize location convenience for all areas in the airport.
Located adjacent to the former Terminal B, Terminal C served from 5 to 6 million passengers. The role of Terminal C diminished as passengers for international flights for the airport were distributed among Terminal D and Terminal E. As part of Sheremetyevo's long-term redevelopment plan, Terminal C was closed on 1 April 2017 to be demolished for construction of a newer terminal.
Integrated with the now-reconstructed domestic Terminal B, the new Terminal C was designed to serve up to 20 million passengers.
The first section of the new Terminal C opened on 17 January 2020, with a planned capacity of 20 million passengers. It is called Terminal C1, and some international flights were transferred to that new terminal. Another part called Terminal C2 is scheduled to be opened in 2026, and will add another 10 million passengers capacity.
Southern terminals
Terminal D
![20190221 160906 Sheremetyevo Airport terminal D February 2019](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/20190221_160906_Sheremetyevo_Airport_terminal_D_February_2019.jpg)
Terminal D, opened in November 2009, is adjacent to Terminal F. The building is a hub for
Aeroflot
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and its
SkyTeam
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partners, with capacity for 12 million passengers per year. Aeroflot had been trying to implement the project of a new terminal (Sheremetyevo-3) since January 2001. However, construction only began in 2005, with commissioning of the complex finally taking place on 15 November 2009. The acquisition of its own terminal was a condition of Aeroflot's entry into the SkyTeam airline alliance, thus necessitating the construction. The main contractor for the build was a Turkish company Enka. Terminal D has 22 jetways and 11 remote stands. On 15 November 2009 at 9:15 a.m., the first flight from Terminal D (the new official name of Sheremetyevo-3) departed for the southern resort city of Sochi. Despite this, Aeroflot took a number of months (due to unexpected administrative delays) to transfer all of its international flights from Terminal F to D (a full transfer was originally planned for February 2010). Whilst previously Terminal D had remained a separate legal entity from the rest of Sheremetyevo Airport, in spring 2012, it became an integrated unit of "Sheremetyevo International Airport" JSC. As part of the deal, Aeroflot, VEB Bank, and VTB Bank, all of which had invested in the construction of Terminal D, became part shareholders in the airport as a whole. The basis for the architectural and artistic image of Terminal D is that of a giant
swan
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with outstretched wings.
![SVO Terminal D inside 01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/SVO_Terminal_D_inside_01.jpg)
There is an official multi-storey parking at Terminal D connected with the main building by means of a pedestrian bridge. The parking size is about 4100 lots, however it has a relatively dense layout.
Between 2014 and 2018, Terminal D used to be the only terminal at Sheremetyevo that was able to serve domestic flights. Even since new Terminal B was opened and commenced its services, Terminal D continues to operate non-Aeroflot domestic flights.
On 28 October 2018, Terminal D started handling all of Rossiya Airlines' Moscow-originating domestic flights and its international service to Indonesia.
On 15 March 2022, Terminal D was closed until further notice. This was done because most international flights were cancelled as a result of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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.
Terminal E
Terminal E opened in 2010 as a capacity expansion project, connecting terminals D and F.
The terminal's construction has allowed for the development of terminals D and F, as well as the railway station, into a single south terminal complex. The terminals of this complex are connected by a number of pedestrian walkways with travelators, thus allowing for passengers to move freely between its constituent facilities. In December 2010, a new chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas opened on the second floor of Terminal E. The terminal is used for international flights, primarily by Aeroflot and its SkyTeam partners. Terminal E has 8 jetway equipped gates. The V-Express
Transit Hotel
A transit hotel is a short-stay hotel that is situated in the transit zone of international airports, where passengers on extended waits between planes (typically a minimum of six hours) can stay while waiting for their next flight. The hotel is ...
between security/passport check-ins provides short-term accommodations for passengers changing planes without having to present a visa for entering Russia. The hotel drew international attention in June 2013 when
Edward Snowden
Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American and naturalized Russian former computer intelligence consultant who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013, when he was an employee and su ...
checked into the hotel while seeking asylum.
Terminal F
![Sheremetyevo F terminal (31867447248)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Sheremetyevo_F_terminal_%2831867447248%29.jpg)
Opened on 6 May 1980 for Moscow's Summer Olympics, Terminal F, previously Sheremetyevo-2, has 15 jetways and 21 remote aircraft stands. The terminal was designed to service 6 million passengers per year. Until the completion of the original Terminal C, it was the only terminal that serviced international flights. The design is a larger version of the one of
Hannover–Langenhagen Airport by the same architects and constructed by Rüterbau, a company located in Hanover. All materials, except the bricks which came from Poland, and every piece of equipment, was transported from Germany to Moscow by lorry. A major reconstruction of the terminal and its interior space was completed by late 2009. For the convenience of passengers, the departures lounge and duty free zone were thoroughly modernised, whilst a number of partition walls were removed to create extra retail and lounge space.
It was announced that terminal F will be re-constructed after the construction of terminal C is completed.
Terminal G
In November 2019 it was announced that a new Terminal G will also be built. Construction is planned to begin in 2024.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines serve regular scheduled and charter destinations at Sheremetyevo International Airport.
Cargo
Statistics
Public access
Rail
Aeroexpress
Aeroexpress Ltd. (russian: ООО "Аэроэкспресс") is the operator of airport rail link services in Russia. It is founded in 2005 and is owned by Russian Railways (50%), TransGroup AS (25%), Iskander Makhmudov (17.5%), and Andrei Bok ...
, a subsidiary of
Russian Railways
Russian Railways (russian: link=no, ОАО «Российские железные дороги» (ОАО «РЖД»), OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi (OAO RZhD)) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both manag ...
operates a nonstop line, connecting the airport to
Belorussky station in downtown Moscow. A one-way journey takes 35 minutes. The trains offer adjustable seats, luggage compartments, restrooms, electric outlets. Business-class coaches available.
The service started in November 2004, when
express train connection was established from
Savyolovsky station to
Lobnya
Lobnya (russian: Ло́бня) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located north west of Moscow. Population: 30,000 (1970).
History
Lobnya was founded in 1902 and granted town status in 1961.
Krasnaya Polyana in the Battle of Moscow
The Ge ...
station, which is from the airport, with the remainder of the journey served by bus or taxi. On 10 June 2008, a rail terminal opened in front of Terminal F, with direct service from Savyolovsky station. A shuttle bus service ferried passengers to terminals B and C. From 28 August 2009, the line was extended to Belorussky station with plans to serve all three of Moscow's main airports from a single point of boarding, and service to Savyolovsky station terminated.
Interterminal underground
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The airport's (APTS)
connects the Terminal B and C with the Terminals D, E, F and the
Aeroexpress
Aeroexpress Ltd. (russian: ООО "Аэроэкспресс") is the operator of airport rail link services in Russia. It is founded in 2005 and is owned by Russian Railways (50%), TransGroup AS (25%), Iskander Makhmudov (17.5%), and Andrei Bok ...
railway station.
At the 1st floor of the Terminal B there is an entrance to ''Sheremetyevo 1'' — the northern station. The entrance to ''Sheremetyevo 2'' — the southern station — is at the passage between the terminals D and E.
The APTS is a part of the — a dual tunnel transportation system in the airport. One of the tunnels is dedicated to the transportation of people and featuring an
automated people mover
A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks. ...
(APM).
The other tunnel is used for automated baggage transportation.
Bus
Moscow can be reached by the municipal
Mosgortrans
Mosgortrans ( rus, Мосгортранс) is a state-owned company operating bus and electrical bus networks in Moscow and the Moscow Oblast.
See also
*Mostransavto
*Trams in Moscow
The Moscow tramway network, which is divided into two sub-n ...
bus lines: 817 to station
Planernaya of
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first unde ...
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line (#7), 851 to station
Rechnoy Vokzal of
Zamoskvoretskaya Line
The Zamoskvoretskaya line (russian: link=no, Замоскворе́цкая ли́ния, ), formerly Gorkovsko–Zamoskvoretskaya () (Line 2), is a line of the Moscow Metro. Opened in 1938, chronologically it became the third line. There are 24 ...
(#2), departures every 10 minutes, travel time 33–55 minutes by schedule depending on the terminal served. At night time bus N1 (russian: Н1) (departures every 30 minutes between 3am and 5:40am) connects the airport to Moscow's
Leningradsky Avenue
Leningradsky Prospekt (russian: Ленингра́дский проспе́кт), or Leningrad Avenue, is a major arterial avenue in Moscow, Russia. It continues the path of Tverskaya Street and 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street north-west from Be ...
, downtown area and
Leninsky Avenue. Travel time 30–90 minutes, fare is 57
rubles
The ruble (American English) or rouble (Commonwealth English) (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is the currency unit of Belarus and Russia. Historically, it was the currency of the Russian Empire and of the Soviet Union.
, currencies named ''rub ...
(as of February 2021).
Other buses serve the connections to the nearby cities:
Lobnya
Lobnya (russian: Ло́бня) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located north west of Moscow. Population: 30,000 (1970).
History
Lobnya was founded in 1902 and granted town status in 1961.
Krasnaya Polyana in the Battle of Moscow
The Ge ...
(route 21),
Zelenograd
Zelenograd ( rus, Зеленогра́д, p=zʲɪlʲɪnɐˈgrat, lit. ''green city'') is a city and administrative okrug of Moscow, Russia. The city of Zelenograd and the territory under its jurisdiction form the Zelenogradsky Administrative O ...
,
Khimki
Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station tha ...
(routes 43,62),
Dolgoprudny
Dolgoprudny (russian: Долгопру́дный, ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located about north of Moscow city center. The town's name is derived from Russian "" (''dolgy prud'', lit. "long pond")—a long and narrow pond situated in t ...
.
Road
The main road leading to the airport—
Leningradskoye Highway
Leningradskoye Highway (russian: Ленинградское шоссе) is a part of M10 highway (Russia), M10 federal highway Moscow – Saint Petersburg inside Moscow. One of the major thruways of Russia's capital, it connects Moscow with seve ...
—has experienced large traffic jams. Since 23 December 2014, a toll road to the airport has been opened. It connects with
MKAD
The Moscow Automobile Ring Road (russian: link=no, Московская кольцевая автомобильная дорога, Moskovskaja koltsevaya avtomobilnaya doroga), or MKAD (), is a ring road running predominantly on the city border ...
near Dmitrovskoe Highway. Now it is possible to reach the airport in ten minutes, avoiding traffic jams.
Official airport taxis are available from taxi counters in arrivals. Prices to the city are fixed based on zones.
Accidents and incidents
*On 26 September 1960,
Austrian Airlines Flight 901
Austrian Airlines Flight 901 was a flight from Vienna, Austria to Moscow, USSR (now Russia) via Warsaw, Poland. On the night of 26 September 1960 the aircraft operating the flight, a Vickers Viscount, crashed near Moscow while on its approach to ...
crashed short of the runway at Sheremetyevo Airport. Of the 37 people on board, 31 died.
*On 27 November 1972,
Japan Airlines Flight 446
Japan Air Lines Flight 446 was a Japan Air Lines flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport of Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.
On November 28, 1972 the DC-8-62 on th ...
, a
DC-8-62
The Douglas DC-8 (sometimes McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is a long-range narrow-body airliner built by the American Douglas Aircraft Company.
After losing the May 1954 US Air Force tanker competition to the Boeing KC-135, Douglas announced in July ...
, crashed while in an initial climb on a route from Sheremetyevo International Airport to
Haneda Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
. There were 14 crew members and 62 board the aircraft. A total of 9 crew and 52 passengers died, with a total of 61 of 76 occupants dead.
*On 28 November 1976,
Aeroflot Flight 2415
Aeroflot Flight 2415 ( ''Reys 2415 Aeroflota'') was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Moscow to Leningrad that crashed shortly after takeoff on 28 November 1976. The cause of the accident was attributed to crew disorientation as a resul ...
, a
Tupolev Tu-104
The Tupolev Tu-104 (NATO reporting name: Camel) is a retired twinjet, medium-range, narrow-body turbojet-powered Soviet airliner. It was the second to enter regular service, behind the British de Havilland Comet, and was the only jetliner operat ...
crashed shortly after takeoff as result of artificial horizon failure. All 67 passengers and six crew members died in the crash.
*On 6 July 1982,
Aeroflot Flight 411
Aeroflot Flight 411 was an international scheduled flight from Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow to Freetown, Sierra Leone via Dakar in Senegal. Early on 6 July 1982, the four-engined Ilyushin Il-62 crashed and was destroyed by fire after two engine ...
, an
Ilyushin Il-62
The Ilyushin Il-62 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-62; NATO reporting name: Classic) is a Soviet long-range narrow-body jetliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin. As successor to the popular turboprop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 pa ...
, crashed on takeoff; all 90 on board died.
*On 22 July 2002,
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560
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Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 was a repositioning flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow to Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg. On 28 July 2002, the Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft operating the flight crashed afte ...
, an
Ilyushin Il-86
The Ilyushin Il-86 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-86; NATO reporting name: Camber) is a short- to medium-range wide-body jet airliner that served as the USSR's first wide-bodied aircraft. Designed and tested by the Ilyushin design bureau in th ...
, crashed on takeoff; 14 of the 16 occupants on board died.
*On 3 June 2014,
Ilyushin Il-96
The Ilyushin Il-96 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-96) is a Russian quadjet long-haul wide-body airliner designed by Ilyushin in the former Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Russia. It is powered by ...
RA-96010 of
Aeroflot
PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (russian: ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии", ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; russian: Аэрофлот, , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. The ...
was damaged beyond economical repair in a fire whilst parked.
*On 5 May 2019,
Aeroflot Flight 1492
Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by ligh ...
, a
Sukhoi Superjet 100
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 () or SSJ100 is a regional jet designed by Russian aircraft company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a division of the United Aircraft Corporation (now: Regional Aircraft – Branch of the Irkut Corporation). With development starti ...
, crash-landed and caught fire after returning to the airport due to an on-board malfunction shortly after takeoff, killing 41 of the 78 passengers and crew on board and injuring 11 others.
Awards and accolades
In 2018, Sheremetyevo International Airport has been recognized for the best customer service in the busiest airports in Europe category by ACI's global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program.
In 2018, Sheremetyevo enter the list of the world's best airports – ACI Director General's Roll of Excellence. The Official Aviation Guide (OAG) ranked Sheremetyevo International Airport as the most punctual major airport (20 – 30 million departing seats) in the world for 2018 with an on-time performance of 87%.
In February 2019, SVO won an award for strengthening Russia's national security with its perimeter protection system.
In February 2019, Sheremetyevo on top in on-time departure performance in the Major Airports category for February 2019, with 93.65% flights departed on time.
In March 2019, Sheremetyevo International Airport was officiall
awardeda 5-star terminal rating from Skytrax, with Terminal B receiving the 5-star rating after a comprehensive audit.
In January 2020, Sheremetyevo International Airport has been named by the travel data and analytics expert Cirium as the world's most punctual airport in the annual On-Time Performance (OTP) review, with 95% of its flights departing on-time.
Sheremetyevo International Airport was recognized as the best airport for service quality in 2020 among airports with 2019 passenger traffic of more than 40 million by the Airports Council International's (ACI) global program for researching the level of service at airports Airport Service Quality (ASQ). At the end of 2020, Sheremetyevo topped the rating in the category of the largest airports in Europe for the third time. At the same time, this year Sheremetyevo was included in the list of the Voice of the Customer of the Airports Council International – the 140 most active airports in the implementation of the ASQ ACI program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
*
List of the busiest airports in Russia
This is a list of the busiest airports in Russia, using data from the Federal Air Transport Agency.
Overview
Russia's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2019 (provisional)
Includes airports with total traffic over 100,000 passengers. Sou ...
*
List of the busiest airports in Europe
This is a list of the 100 busiest airports in Europe, ranked by total passengers per year, including both terminal and transit passengers. Data is for 2021 and is sourced individually for each airport and from a variety of sources, normally the n ...
*
List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
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Organizations
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References
External links
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Sheremetyevo International Airport official website OJSC "Terminal", Aeroflot subsidiary overseeing Terminal 3 development Aeroexpress service
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