Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport

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General information

Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport is the busiest airport in Russia, consisting of six terminals and three runways. The airport is home to the national flag carrier Aeroflot. The number of passengers has grown strongly in recent years at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (50 million passengers in 2019), the airport has the ambition to grow to 100 million passengers in 2030.

Aeroflot offers the most flights to and from the airport, three other major airports near the Russian capital are Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Moscow Vnukovo Airport and Moscow Zhukovsky Airport.

Where is Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport situated?

The airport is situated north of Russia’s capital. By car, you can reach Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport through the busy ‘Leningradskoye Highway’ and motorways M10 and M11.

How many terminals does Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport have?

The airport consists of six terminals: Terminal A, Terminal B and Terminal C (Northern Terminal Complex) north of two of the three runways, Terminal D, Terminal E and Terminal F (Southern Terminal Complex) south of it. Terminal B (opened in 2018) and Terminal C (opened in 2020) are located under one roof and both have a capacity of 20 million passengers per year. Terminal A is only used for private jets and business flights. Every 4 minutes a free automated people mover runs between North Terminal Complex (station Sheremetyevo-1) and South Terminal Complex (station Sheremetyevo-2). The Aeroexpress railway station at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport is accessible via Terminal E.

A good alternative for flying to or from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport are the following airports, sorted by distance from the airport. You can also take a look at the complete list of airports in Russia.

Airport
Distance
Moscow Vnukovo Airport 43km
Moscow Domodedovo Airport 70km

Which airlines fly from and to Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport?

The main airlines at the airport are:
  • Aeroflot brand logo
    Aeroflot
  • KLM brand logo
    KLM
  • Finnair brand logo
    Finnair
  • Alitalia brand logo
    ITA Airways
Here you can find the complete list of airlines at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.

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