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Zhukovsky International Airport

Zhukovsky (IATA: ZIA, ICAO: UUBW) (Russian: Жуковский), formerly (and still occasionally) known as Ramenskoye (Russian: Раменское) is an international airport, located in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 36 km (22 mi) southeast of central Moscow, in the city of Zhukovsky, a few kilometers south-east of the closed Bykovo Airport.

Zhukovsky

Жуковский
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRamport Aero
ServesMoscow
LocationZhukovsky, Russia
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL123 m / 404 ft
Coordinates55°33′12″N 038°9′6″E / 55.55333°N 38.15167°E / 55.55333; 38.15167
Websitezia.aero
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UUBW is located in Moscow Oblast
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Location of the airport in Moscow Oblast
UUBW is located in European Russia
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Location of the airport in Russia
UUBW is located in Europe
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Location of the airport in Europe
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 4,600[2] 15,100 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1,161,633
Passenger change 17-18Increase 173.0%

History

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Satellite photo of the airport (located left and below the runways, photo taken in 2019)

The airfield began as a military airbase, originally assigned in 1941 to the newly established Flight Research Institute which served as a USSR aircraft testing establishment, with most of the major Russian OKBs having facilities there.[citation needed]

The airfield was used as a test site in the 1980s for the Soviet Buran Spacecraft.[3] It was also used by the Ministry of Emergency Situations and cargo carriers.[citation needed]

Until June 2006, jet fighters flights for the public and international customers were available at the Gromov Flight Research Institute airfield (a number of two-seater jets like: Aero L-39 Albatros, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat, for Edge of Space flights, Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum, etc.).[4]

On March 29, 2011, then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin proposed moving all charter and low-cost flights to Ramenskoye Airport (as it was then called) to relieve Moscow's Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo airports and reduce the cost of tickets.[5] A new terminal was constructed and the airport scheduled to be opened on 16 March 2016,[6] but was later postponed due to lack of interest and airport certification issues.[7] Originally named the same as the airfield after the nearby city of Ramenskoye, the airport was officially renamed after the city of Zhukovsky, in which it is geographically situated, and opened on 30 May 2016.[8] The opening ceremony was attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

The airfield is also the location of the biennial MAKS Airshow.[citation needed]

Transition to civilian airport

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Gromov Flight Research Institute airfield before the construction of the airport begins (photo taken in 2011)
 
Airport terminal interior, 2018

The joint venture "Ramport Aero" formed to operate the airport in 2016 included Lithuania's Avia Solutions Group (75%) and Russia state corporation Rostec (25%), with plans to expand the airport in three stages.[9][10] The opening of the new airport was delayed and an aircraft limit to Ramenskoye was in place in 2016,[11][needs update]

Following the addition of new facilities for commercial operation, the airport opened in May 2016.[12][13]

Air France-KLM noted in 2016 that it would intend to use Ramenskoye as a diversion airport for Sheremetyevo in emergency situations.[14]

In October 2018, Avia Solutions Group (ASG), sold its share of the airport management company to the management of Ramport Aero[15]

According to a 2018 development plan, there were plans in 2019 to build two passenger terminals (with a capacity of 2 million and 5 million passengers per year), a hotel with 250 rooms, office buildings, open parking for 1,240 parking spaces and covered parking, with a capacity of up to 7,426 cars, as well as the station for aeroexpress. The first phase of the new airport in 2016 would have a capacity of 1.7 million passengers annually, and if realized, could support up to 10.8 million by 2020.[16][17][needs update] The development of the project was expected to improve the transport infrastructure in the Moscow area.[18][full citation needed]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 15 August 2019, Ural Airlines Flight 178, an Airbus A321 registered as VQ-BOZ, was scheduled to fly from Zhukovsky Airport to Simferopol, with 226 passengers and 7 crew on board. The aircraft suffered a bird strike shortly after takeoff and made an emergency landing in a cornfield less than 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) from the runway[19] with its landing gear up.[20] Although 74 passengers sought medical treatment, only one major injury occurred, and all passengers survived.[21]


Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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The following airlines operated regular and scheduled services to and from Zhukovsky as of November 2023:[22]

AirlinesDestinations
Red Wings Airlines[23] Baku, Batumi, Beloyarsky,[24] Makhachkala,[25] Nyagan,[25] Samara,[26] Sochi,[25] Tbilisi,[27] Tel Aviv, Yekaterinburg[25]
RusLine Naryan-Mar
Somon Air Dushanbe[28]
Ural Airlines[29] Bishkek, Fergana, Khujand, Osh, Qarshi, Samarqand, Urgench

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Suparna Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[30] Nanjing[30]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at ZIA airport. See Wikidata query.

Surface transport

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Rail

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The nearest railway station to Zhukovsky Airport is Otdykh station. There is no direct rail connection between Moscow and the airport. Express electric train "Sputnik" from Moscow Kazansky railway station to Otdykh station with two stops. There are 26 services from 7:00 to 23:00 on weekdays at irregular intervals, no services at weekends. Travel time: 37 minutes. Passengers can also take an ordinary suburban train along Ryazanskiy direction to Otdykh station. Buses depart from Otdykh railway station to Zhukovsky airport. Departure 8 minutes after Sputnik arrival. Travel time: 20 minutes. From the Otdykh railway station, there are buses to the airport, interval: 30 minutes or by bus routes 2, 6 to the stop "Pereezd".

Bus

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A direct route from Kotelniki station of the Moscow Metro to Zhukovsky International Airport is bus No. 441 "Kotelniki metro station" - "Airport Zhukovsky". The interval varies starting from 12 minutes depending on traffic, travel time 64 minutes.

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 15 August 2019, Ural Airlines Flight U6-178, an Airbus A321 registered VQ-BOZ, from Zhukovsky International Airport to Simferopol carrying 226 passengers and 7 crew suffered a bird strike shortly after takeoff and made an emergency landing in a cornfield less than 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) from the runway.[31] with its landing gear up.[32] 23 people were hospitalized.[33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Аэропорт Раменское не сомневается в своих возможностях". Авиатранспортное обозрение. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Aerodrome Chart - Ramenskoye, Russia" (PDF). 2017-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06.
  3. ^ "Documentation AKC Full Scale Stand of Equipment (FSSE) and Piloting Dynamic Stand for Training (PDST)". www.buran-energia.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ "MiG-29 Flight from Sokol Airbase". MiGFlug. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Путин предложил переводить чартеры на аэродром "Раменское" (АвиаПорт)". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Moscow's New Ramenskoye Airport to Open in March". The Moscow Times. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. ^ Названа дата открытия четвертого московского аэропорта (in Russian). Meduza. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Zhukovsky international airport opens in Moscow Region" (in Russian). TASS. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Ramport will welcome its first passengers in 2016" (Press release). Rostec. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Lithuania's Avia Solutions Group chooses partners for new Moscow airport". The Baltic Course. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Rusijos valdžia nori riboti skrydžių kiekį iš naujojo Maskvos oro uosto" (in Lithuanian). 15 min. Baltic News Service. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. ^ "The fourth airport of the Moscow aviation hub has opened". Meduza. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  13. ^ "The opening date of the fourth Moscow airport is named". Meduza. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  14. ^ ""Air France-KLM" ketina lietuvių pastatytą Maskvos Ramenskojės oro uostą naudoti kaip atsarginį" (in Lithuanian). 15 min. Baltic News Service. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Avia Solutions Group withdrew from the shareholders of Ramport Aero JSC (AviaPort)". AviaPort.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-04..
  16. ^ "Rostec approved the construction of the airport Ramenskoye". Rostec. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  17. ^ "International Ramenskoye airport will be able to receive 10 million passengers a year". m24.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  18. ^ "The construction of the Ramenskoye airport will attract 13 billion rubles to the economy of the Moscow region".
  19. ^ Fox, Kara (15 August 2019). "Russian plane crash-lands outside Moscow after striking flock of gulls". CNN. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  20. ^ Ostroukh, Andrey; Balmforth, Tom (15 August 2019). "Russia hails miracle after plane makes emergency landing near Moscow". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Russia bird strike: Plane crash-lands after hitting gulls". BBC. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Рейсы". zia.aero. JSC «RAMPORT AERO». Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Flight Map". flyredwings.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  24. ^ Куделькина, Юлия (24 June 2024). "В Жуковский будут летать самолеты из арктической Югры". Regions (in Russian). Сетевое издание «РЕГИОНЫ.РУ». Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  25. ^ a b c d Liu, Jim (1 August 2024). "Red Wings Expands Moscow Zhukovsky Network From July 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  26. ^ Максименко, Анастасия (23 June 2024). "Количество авиарейсов из Самары в Москву увеличится с 5 июля 2024 года". Новости Самары (in Russian). СамараОнлайн24. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Red Wings Adds Moscow Zhukovsky – Tbilisi From late-April 2024". AeroRoutes. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Сомон Эйр увеличила количество рейсов в Жуковский - AVIA RU Network". www.aviaru.net. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  29. ^ "Schedule". Uralairlines.ru.
  30. ^ a b "Suparna Airlines launches scheduled Nanjing-Zhukovsky-Chengdu cargo service". centreforaviation.com. News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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  32. ^ Ostroukh, Andrey; Balmforth, Tom (15 August 2019). "Russia hails miracle after plane makes emergency landing near Moscow". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  33. ^ "28 hurt after Russian plane hits birds, makes emergency landing". NBC News. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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