VKO · Moscow, Russia
Vnukovo International Airport.
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Vnukovo International Airport
International airport serving Moscow, Russia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for VKO
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26401; ident UUWW; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
vnukovo.ru
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Vnukovo International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
VKO / UUWW
OurAirports ident
UUWW
GPS / local code
UUWW
ISO region
RU-MOW
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
vnukovo.ru
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q273462
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--MSK · UTC+03:00
Time zone
MSK
Europe/Moscow · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
29 km
Approximate distance to central Moscow.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Moscow
Languages
Russian
Currency
RUB (₽)
Country area
17,098,246 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1941
Owner / entity
Q273462
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Vnukovo International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Moscow, Russia. Moscow's built-up core sits roughly 29 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00, MSK). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Vnukovo International Airport (VKO / UUWW) is at 55.5915° N, 37.2615° E, elevation 685 ft (209 m), serving Moscow, Russia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Moscow is in Russia (capital Moscow); on Europe/Moscow (MSK, UTC+03:00); working languages: Russian; currency: RUB (₽).
Distance from central Moscow: 29 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for VKO.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Vnukovo International Airport (VKO / UUWW)
Vnukovo International Airport · International airport serving Moscow, Russia
Known label 1
MOW
Alternate airport-name cue retained for VKO, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Международный аэропорт Внуково
Alternate airport-name cue retained for VKO, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
UUWW · UUWW · RU-MOW
vnukovo.ru · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is one of the four major airports that serve Moscow, along with Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for VKO; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Vnukovo International Airport is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, 28 km (17 mi) southwest of the centre of Moscow, Russia.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Annino
annino-819552 · 931 m from VKO
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 30,000 · city coordinates 55.5832, 37.2602
2. Vnukovo
vnukovo · 3.1 km from VKO
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 20,000 · city coordinates 55.6119, 37.2961
3. Moskovskiy
moskovskiy · 5.9 km from VKO
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 15,435 · city coordinates 55.5991, 37.3550
4. Novo-Peredelkino
novo-peredelkino · 7.6 km from VKO
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 115,536 · city coordinates 55.6453, 37.3358
5. Odintsovo
odintsovo · 8.8 km from VKO
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 137,041 · city coordinates 55.6698, 37.2772
6. Solntsevo
solntsevo · 9.1 km from VKO
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 120,000 · city coordinates 55.6371, 37.3811
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SVO UUEE
Sheremetyevo International Airport · Moscow
44 km from VKO · Europe/Moscow · +0h · elevation 622 ft (190 m) · airport coordinates 55.9769, 37.4112
2. DME UUDD
Domodedovo International Airport · Moscow
45 km from VKO · Europe/Moscow · +0h · elevation 588 ft (179 m) · airport coordinates 55.4088, 37.9063
3. ZIA UUBW
Zhukovsky International Airport · Moscow
56 km from VKO · Europe/Moscow · +0h · elevation 377 ft (115 m) · airport coordinates 55.5533, 38.1500
Route-time reference set
1. VKO-DME
Moscow · 45 km · 53m
Europe/Moscow · +0h from VKO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. VKO-ZIA
Moscow · 56 km · 54m
Europe/Moscow · +0h from VKO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for VKO.
Runway identifiers
01/19 · 06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SVO UUEE
Sheremetyevo International Airport · Moscow · 44 km from VKO
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 622 ft (190 m) · 55.9769, 37.4112
2. DME UUDD
Domodedovo International Airport · Moscow · 45 km from VKO
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 588 ft (179 m) · 55.4088, 37.9063
3. ZIA UUBW
Zhukovsky International Airport · Moscow · 56 km from VKO
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 377 ft (115 m) · 55.5533, 38.1500
4. GOJ UWGG
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport · Nizhny Novgorod · 413 km from VKO
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 256 ft (78 m) · 56.2274, 43.7852
5. LED ULLI
Pulkovo Airport · St. Petersburg · 625 km from VKO
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 78 ft (24 m) · 59.8003, 30.2625
6. KZN UWKD
Kazan International Airport · Kazan · 754 km from VKO
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 411 ft (125 m) · 55.6062, 49.2787
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Vnukovo International Airport is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, 28 km (17 mi) southwest of the centre of Moscow, Russia.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for VKO.
Country and authority
VKO sits in Russia (Russian Federation), whose capital is Moscow. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Eastern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Russian. Currency context: RUB (₽). VKO is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
VKO is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with MOW, Международный аэропорт Внуково. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Moscow, Russia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is one of the four major airports that serve Moscow, along with Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky. Location cue: Vnukovo International Airport is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, 28 km (17 mi) southwest of the centre of Moscow, Russia.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q273462 · Vnukovo International Airport. Administrative area: Vnukovo. Named after: Andrei Tupolev. Entity official-site cross-check: vnukovo.ru
Field and clock profile
Vnukovo International Airport is a low-elevation field at 685 ft (209 m), positioned at 55.5915° N, 37.2615° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Moscow (MSK, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Annino is the closest retained city-time anchor at 931 m. SVO Moscow is the closest retained airport alternative at 44 km.
Country airport peers
VKO is compared with SVO Moscow at 44 km, DME Moscow at 45 km, ZIA Moscow at 56 km, GOJ Nizhny Novgorod at 413 km, LED St. Petersburg at 625 km inside the retained Russia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
VKO-DME Moscow: 45 km, about 53m, +0h. VKO-ZIA Moscow: 56 km, about 54m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident UUWW backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. vnukovo.ru is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway identifiers
01/19, 06/24
OurAirports classifies VKO as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Moscow.
VKO (UUWW) is a low-elevation field at 685 ft (209 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
VKO sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
VKO's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
A specific operator or management record for VKO is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- Vnukovo International Airport is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, 28 km (17 mi) southwest of the centre of Moscow, Russia.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at vnukovo.ru, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for VKO
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
VKO uses Europe/Moscow (MSK, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Vnukovo International Airport is about 29 km from central Moscow; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SVO Moscow is the closest retained alternate at 44 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
vnukovo.ru is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place VKO inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
VKO ranks #13 in the curated Russia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 14 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
VKO shares Europe/Moscow with DME Moscow RU · GOJ Nizhny Novgorod RU · KZN Kazan RU · LED St. Petersburg RU · ROV Rostov-on-Don RU · SVO Moscow RU. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
VKO is 685 ft (209 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include LBA 681 ft (208 m) (4 ft delta) · OSL 681 ft (208 m) (4 ft delta) · ORD 680 ft (207 m) (5 ft delta) · TUL 677 ft (206 m) (8 ft delta) · PAD 699 ft (213 m) (14 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
VKO's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SVO 44 km +0h · DME 45 km +0h · ZIA 56 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | DME | 45 km | 53m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Moscow | ZIA | 56 km | 54m | +0h | --:--:-- |
VKO to DME
Moscow
Distance 45 km; estimated travel window 53m; destination zone Europe/Moscow is +0h from VKO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
VKO to ZIA
Moscow
Distance 56 km; estimated travel window 54m; destination zone Europe/Moscow is +0h from VKO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Moscow is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Vnukovo International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from VKO, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Annino
annino-819552 · 931 m · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vnukovo
vnukovo · 3.1 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Moskovskiy
moskovskiy · 5.9 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Novo-Peredelkino
novo-peredelkino · 7.6 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Odintsovo
odintsovo · 8.8 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Solntsevo
solntsevo · 9.1 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Troitsk
troitsk · 12 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aprelevka
aprelevka · 12 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Krasnoznamensk
krasnoznamensk · 13 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vostryakovo
vostryakovo · 14 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mikhalkovo
mikhalkovo · 15 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tyoply Stan
tyoply-stan · 15 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Vnukovo International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Moscow (DME), Moscow (ZIA). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers 01/19, 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1941.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from VKO. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Sheremetyevo International AirportSVO
Moscow · large airport
- Distance
- 44 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 622 ft (190 m)
Compare against SVO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Domodedovo International AirportDME
Moscow · large airport
- Distance
- 45 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 588 ft (179 m)
Compare against DME when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Zhukovsky International AirportZIA
Moscow · large airport
- Distance
- 56 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 377 ft (115 m)
Compare against ZIA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) in?▾
Vnukovo International Airport is in the Europe/Moscow timezone (UTC+03:00, MSK).
What are the codes for Vnukovo International Airport?▾
Vnukovo International Airport uses IATA code VKO and ICAO code UUWW.
Where is Vnukovo International Airport located?▾
Vnukovo International Airport is located in Moscow, Russia at coordinates 55.5915° N, 37.2615° E, with an elevation of 685 ft (209 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Vnukovo International Airport from central Moscow?▾
Vnukovo International Airport sits roughly 29 km from the nearest mapped city center for Moscow.
Which route reference is most useful from VKO?▾
Moscow (DME) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 53m, destination timezone Europe/Moscow, and a +0h difference from VKO.
What other airports in Russia are close peers to VKO?▾
VKO's curated peers in Russia on this site include SVO Moscow, DME Moscow, ZIA Moscow, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Vnukovo International Airport have?▾
Vnukovo International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers include 01/19, 06/24.