AirportsVnukovo International Airport is a large airport serving Moscow, in Moscow (city), Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VKO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VKO
- ICAO code
- UUWW
- City
- Moscow
- State or region
- Moscow (city)
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.5915° N, 37.2615° E
- Elevation
- 209 m (685 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VKO means Vnukovo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UUWW. 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 55.5915° N, 37.2615° E. It stands 209 metres (685 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
Vnukovo International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 3,060 m 10,039 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sheremetyevo International AirportMoscow | SVO | 44 km |
| Domodedovo International AirportMoscow | DME | 45 km |
| Zhukovsky International AirportMoscow | ZIA | 56 km |
| Ivanovo South AirportIvanovo | IWA | 272 km |
| Golden Ring Yaroslavl International AirportTunoshna | IAR | 282 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,353 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,032 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,681 km | 4 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,502 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,501 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,794 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,446 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,524 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,522 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
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