Moscow has 3 main airports: Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Domodevo.
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Built for the 1980 Olympic games, Sheremetyevo is groaning under the weight of a post-Soviet travel boom which has pushed annual passenger traffic above 11 million in 2003. Sheremetyevo recieved 10 186 133 passengers in 1998.
Regular express buses run to and from Moscow.
September 2003: Lufthansa and Alitalia were fed up with poor service and shabby facilities at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
Airport website: sheremetyevo-airport.ru
Airlines: aeroflot.org - aeroflot.com
Sheremetyevo is located 29km (18 miles) northwest of Moscow.
Most flights to European Russia and the former Soviet CIS countries in Europe operated from here in 2003. Vnukovo was also home to the huge Russian government fleet in 2003.
Vnukovo had 4 031 819 passengers in 1998.
Vnukovo is located about 40 miles to the South-West from Moscow.
Airport website: domodedovo.ru
Domodevo recieved 3 794 137 passengers in 1998.
This airport had a train service taking 45 minutes to reach the centre in 2003.
Airlines: akdal.ru (Domodedovo airlines, 2007), transaero.ru (since 1992)
British Airways used this airport in 2003 because they were fed up with poor service and shabby facilities at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Domodedovo is owned and operated by Russia's East Line airlines in 2003.
Domodedovo is located 50 miles to the South from Moscow.
by 2747.com / world / airport / Moscow
