AirportsSheremetyevo International Airport is a large airport serving Moscow, in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SVO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SVO
- ICAO code
- UUEE
- City
- Moscow
- State or region
- Moscow Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.9775° N, 37.3867° E
- Elevation
- 190 m (622 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SVO means Sheremetyevo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UUEE. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.9775° N, 37.3867° E. It stands 190 metres (622 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sheremetyevo International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,700 metres (12,139 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06R/24L | 3,700 m 12,139 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 06C/24C | 3,550 m 11,647 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 06L/24R | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vnukovo International AirportMoscow | VKO | 44 km |
| Zhukovsky International AirportMoscow | ZIA | 67 km |
| Domodedovo International AirportMoscow | DME | 71 km |
| Ivanovo South AirportIvanovo | IWA | 243 km |
| Golden Ring Yaroslavl International AirportTunoshna | IAR | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,366 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,053 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,714 km | 5 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,507 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,479 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,756 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,453 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,496 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,516 km | 18 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.