Zhukovsky International Airport
Zhukovsky International Airport, formerly known as Ramenskoye Airport or Zhukovsky Airfield ( Russian: Аэропорт Раменское , Аэропорт Жуковский), is Moscow's fourth international airport. It is located in Moscow Oblast, around 36 km southeast of central Moscow, in the town of Zhukovsky, a few kilometers southeast of the old Bykovo Airport. After its reconstruction in 2014-2016, Zhukovsky International Airport was officially opened on May 30, 2016. The declared capacity of the new airport was 4 million passengers per year.
The opening ceremony of the Zhukovsky International Airport was held on 30 May 2016 and the first commercial passenger flights were expected to begin on 20 June 2016. It was originally named after the nearby town of Ramenskoye; but in 2016 the airport was officially named after the town of Zhukovsky, in which it is geographically situated. The town of Zhukovsky, in turn, was named after a pioneer of modern aerodynamics research, Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky.
Airlines operating to/from Zhukovsky
As of January 2019, the following airlines operate regular and scheduled services to and from Zhukovsky: Air Manas (Bishkek); Avia Traffic Company (Osh); Belavia (Minsk);Onur Air (Istanbul–Atatrk); Pegas Fly (Baku, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion); Ural Airlines (Bishkek, Dushanbe, Khujand, Osh, Rome–Fiumicino, Simferopol, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion); Yamal Airlines (Bishkek, Dushanbe, Khujand, Osh).
Zhukovsky airport terminals
At the moment, only one terminal serving international passenger flights has been built at the airport. In the terminal there are duty-free shops, cellular shops, cafes and restaurants. There is no hotel nearby, but as the airport is located close to the city, there is no special need. In the future, it is planned to build a shopping and entertainment center, parking lot, etc. In the future, it is planned to create a separate terminal for business aviation.
How to get to/from Zhukovsky
You can take a bus 441 from the metro station "Kotelniki" (at the bottom of purple line, 7) to the airport. The bus leaves every 40 minutes, starting from 7:10am to 09:05pm. They journey lasts from 25 to 45 minutes, depending on traffic jams. Tickets cost just 85 RUB (around $1,30).
In perspective
The RAMPORT AERO, OJSC will continue the further development of the airport complex. By 2020, the terminal capacity will reach – 12 million passengers per year. A hotel, shopping and office centers, etc. will appear on the territory of the passenger terminal complex.
In the fall of 2016, the Russian Railways, OJSC (RZhD, OJSC) completed the construction of the platform for arrivals of suburban luxurious trains of Sputnik type, which allows reducing the travel time from the Kazansky railway station to the Otdykh station and then by the shuttle bus to the airport from 1 hour and 15 minutes to 55 minutes. Reconstruction of M-5 “Ural” Automobile Road in the area bypassing Oktyabrsky Village will reduce the travel time from the capital to the airport from 45-80 minutes to 23-40 minutes depending on traffic conditions.