SVO - Sheremetyevo International Airport 🇷🇺

[Mitya]

Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Sheremetyevo International Airport (ICAO: UUEE / IATA: SVO)

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Location (City, Country)
Moscow, Russia

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Airport Type & Size

Opened 11 August 1959 (66 years ago)

The largest international airport in Russia. A federal hub, it has 3 runways and 6 passenger terminals (A, B, C, D, E, F). The annual passenger traffic exceeds 40 million people (before the pandemic, it was over 49 million). It accommodates wide-body aircraft (including Boeing 777 and Airbus A350) as well as business aviation.

Terminals:

• Terminal A — serves business aviation, located separately with its own infrastructure.
• Terminal B — completely rebuilt in 2018 on the site of the old “Sheremetyevo-1”. Mainly used for domestic flights of Aeroflot and its subsidiaries.
• Terminal C — new section opened in 2020, used for international flights, including Aeroflot’s international routes.
• Terminals D, E, F — the Southern Terminal Complex. Terminal D was Aeroflot’s main terminal for international and domestic flights, now transferred to the airline Pobeda. It is connected to Terminals E and F by pedestrian galleries.
• Terminal E — connects Terminals D and F, serving both international and domestic flights.

• Terminal F - serves international flights

Cargo Complexes:

1. Moscow-Cargo
   The Moscow-Cargo complex is the largest cargo facility in Russia, covering an area of 42.3 thousand m² and designed to handle up to 380 thousand tons of cargo per year.
2. Sheremetyevo-Cargo
   Sheremetyevo-Cargo is one of the largest cargo terminals in the Moscow aviation hub, operating at Sheremetyevo Airport since 1989. It serves international and domestic cargo flights for 36 partner airlines.

Currently, Sheremetyevo is implementing a large-scale long-term development program. The first phase of the reconstruction of Terminal C has been completed as part of the development of the Northern Terminal Complex (NTC), covering 116,000 m² with a capacity of up to 20 million passengers annually.

Runways:
- Runway 1 (06R/24L): landing
- Runway 2 (06C/24C): departure
- Runway 3 (06L/24R): landing only
Landings are mostly from the east side (24L and 24R), as winds are predominantly southwesterly and northwesterly.

Sheremetyevo Airport has a direct rail connection via the Aeroexpress train. The train arrives at the terminals B–C and F, E, D.

Sheremetyevo International Airport is the largest international airport in Russia and one of the top five hubs in Europe. The terminal complex covers over 570,000 m², with a capacity of up to 110 take-offs and landings per hour (around 800 per day) and 87 million passengers annually.

The airport serves more than 214 domestic and international destinations, has 5 passenger terminals and 84 jet bridges. Sheremetyevo is a leader in flight punctuality (OAG, Cirium) and holds a 5-star Skytrax rating.

Sheremetyevo UUEE in WOA has the following characteristics:
• Total number of stands, including stands of types 127R / 127 / 127L, excluding DE-ICING and Terminal A (business): ~311
• Full capacity for “E”-class aircraft, including remote and multi-use stands: ~91
• Approximate number of remote stands of all types: 187
• Number of “E”-class cargo stands at Cargo Terminals 1 and 2: 16 (also serve as common stands for both PAX and Cargo).
• Total number of multi-parking cargo stands (A–C, D–E, F): 49

Note: The information may not be entirely precise and is rather an approximate representation of the facts.)

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Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Why Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO / UUEE) should be added to World of Airports
Sheremetyevo is the largest and busiest airport in Russia and serves as the main hub of Aeroflot and its subsidiaries — Rossiya and Pobeda. Aeroflot is a major international carrier with an extensive route network. The airport features five passenger terminals, one business terminal, two cargo terminals, and three parallel runways. This complex infrastructure provides rich opportunities for realistic flight operations — from long-haul international routes to dense domestic and regional traffic.

As my home airport, I sincerely hope to see Sheremetyevo included in World of Airports in the future. It may not happen immediately, but it certainly looks like a promising possibility for upcoming updates.

Furthermore, despite its large size, Sheremetyevo is not so massive as to negatively affect game performance, making it a suitable addition in terms of both realism and playability.

1. Route connection map with other airports
   
   

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Major Airlines & Routes

Hub Airlines:
• Aeroflot (SU)
• Rossiya (FV)
• Pobeda (DP)

Also local airlines
• NordWind
• SmartAvia
• IKAR
• Yamal
• Severstal
• iFly
• Royal Flight (Operations Suspended )

Foreign Airlines:
Afghanistan	Ariana Afghan Airlines	Kabul-Aktobe
Algeria	Air Algerie	Algiers
UAE	Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi
Armenia	Armenian Airlines	Yerevan
	Fly Arna	Yerevan
	FlyOne Armenia	Yerevan
	Shirak Avia	Yerevan
Belarus	Belavia	Gomel
		Minsk
		Brest
		Mogilev
China	Beijing Capital Airlines	Hangzhou
		Qingdao
	China Eastern Airlines	Beijing PKX
		Shanghai PVG
		Shenyang
		Xi’an
	China Southern Airlines	Beijing PKX
		Guangzhou
		Shenzhen
		Urumqi
		Wuhan
	Hainan Airlines	Beijing PEK
		Haikou
	Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu
	Tianjin Airlines	Chongqing
	Air China	Beijing PEK
		Urumqi
Egypt	AlMasria Universal Airlines	Sharm el-Sheikh
	Red Sea Airlines	Sharm el-Sheikh
	Air Cairo	Sharm el-Sheikh
Iran	Mahan Air	Tehran
Kazakhstan	SCAT Airlines	Astana
Morocco	Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca
Oman	Oman Air	Muscat
	SalamAir	Muscat
Qatar	Qatar Airways	Doha
Saudi Arabia	Saudia	Riyadh
Serbia	Air Serbia	Belgrade
		Belgrade
Syria	Cham Wings Airlines	Damascus
Turkey	Corendon Airlines	Antalya
	Southwind Airlines	Antalya
		Istanbul
Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan Airlines	Ashgabat
Uzbekistan	Centrum Air	Tashkent
	Panorama Airways	Tashkent
	Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent
Vietnam	Vietnam Airlines	Hanoi
South Korea	Korean Air	Seoul
		Announced readiness to resume direct flights
Japan	Japan Airlines	Tokyo
		Codeshare Under Discussion
Bahrain	Gulf Air	Manama
		transfers its flights from Domodedovo starting March 2, 2026

Additional Information Domestic Flights Information

With the addition of a new airport, local airports for domestic flights are also included. I have compiled some data on the routes and characteristics of each airport, including the types of aircraft they can accommodate (using Wiki and other sources), as well as their distance from UUEE.

List of airports:

Airport	IATA	ICAO	Runway Length (m)	Runway Width (m)	Airport Type	Distance from UUEE
ABAKAN	ABA	UNAA	3250	45	4D	1828 nm
APATITY	KVK	ULMK	2500	42	4D	700 nm
ARKHANGELSK	ARH	ULAA	2500	44	4E	528 nm
ASTRAKHAN	ASF	URWA	3200	45	4E	705 nm
BARNAUL	BAX	UNBB	2850	50	4E	1584 nm
BLAGOVESHCHENSK	BQS	UHBB	3000	45	4E	3030 nm
CHEBOKSARY	CSY	UWKS	2512	49	4D	334 nm
CHELYABINSK	CEK	USCC	3200	60	4E	816 nm
ELISTA	ESL	URWI	2200	45	4D	620 nm
GELENDZHIK	GDZ	URKG	3100	45	4D	685 nm
GORNO-ALTAYSK	RGK	UNBG	2300	45	4D	1696 nm
GROZNY	GRV	URMG	2500	53	4E	827 nm
IRKUTSK	IKT	UIII	3564	45	4D	2281 nm
IZHEVSK	IJK	USII	2500	45	4D	536 nm
KALININGRAD	KGD	UMKK	3350	45	4E	577 nm
KAZAN	KZN	UWKD	3750	60	4E	402 nm
KEMEROVO	KEJ	UNEE	3200	60	4E	1622 nm
KHABAROVSK	KHV	UHHH	4000	60	4E	3324 nm
KHANTY-MANSIYSK	HMA	USHH	2800	45	4D	1031 nm
KIROV	KVX	USKK	2700	49	4D	417 nm
KRASNOYARSK	KJA	UNKL	3700	60	4E	1802 nm
MAGADAN	GDX	UHMM	3452	59,5	4E	3175 nm
MAGAS	IGT	URMS	3000	45	4D	814 nm
MAGNITOGORSK	MQF	USCM	3250	45	4D	756 nm
MAKHACHKALA	MCX	URML	2640	45	4D	884 nm
MINERALNYE VODY	MRV	URMM	3900	60	4E	738 nm
MURMANSK	MMK	ULMM	2500	42	4D	781 nm
NABEREZHNYE CHELNY	NBC	UWKE	2506	42	4D	497 nm
NALCHIK	NAL	URMN	2200	42	4D	786 nm
NIZHNEVARTOVSK	NJC	USNN	3200	60	4E	1247 nm
NIZHNY NOVGOROD	GOJ	UWGG	2805	45	4D	214 nm
NOVOKUZNETSK	NOZ	UNWW	2680	45	4D	1682 nm
NOVOSIBIRSK	OVB	UNNT	3597	60	4E	1517 nm
OMSK	OMS	UNOO	2500	45	4D	1213 nm
ORENBURG	REN	UWOO	2501	42	4D	686 nm
ORSK	OSW	UWOR	2900	42	4D	810 nm
PENZA	PEZ	UWPP	2800	45	4D	316 nm
PERM	PEE	USPP	3200	49	4D	620 nm
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAM.	PKC	UHPP	3400	60	4E	3653 nm
ROSTOV-ON-DON	ROV	URRP	3600	45	4E	531 nm
SAMARA	KUF	UWWW	3000	45	4D	467 nm
SARANSK	SKX	UWPS	2801	42	4D	291 nm
SARATOV	GSV	UWSG	3000	45	4D	403 nm
SOCHI	AER	URSS	2850	45	4E	758 nm
ST. PETERSBURG	LED	ULLI	3782	60	4E	324 nm
STAVROPOL	STW	URMT	2600	48	4D	676 nm
SURGUT	SGC	USRR	2780	45	4D	1157 nm
SYKTYVKAR	SCW	UUYY	2500	50	4D	539 nm
TOMSK	TOF	UNTT	2500	50	4D	1570 nm
TYUMEN	TJM	USTR	3000	45	4E	922 nm
UFA	UFA	UWUU	3760	60	4E	637 nm
ULAN-UDE	UUD	UIUU	2997	45	4D	2390 nm
ULYANOVSK	ULV	UWLL	3820	60	4E	386 nm
VLADIVOSTOK	VVO	VVO	3500	60	4E	3468 nm
VOLGOGRAD	VOG	URWW	3280	50	4D	501 nm
YAKUTSK	YKS	UEEE	3400	60	4E	2640 nm
YEKATERINBURG	SVX	USSS	3026	53	4E	778 nm
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK	UUS	UHSS	3400	60	4E	3597 nm
KRASNODAR	KRR	URKK	3000	60	4E	660 nm
ANAPA	AAQ	URKA	2500	45	4D	660 nm
NOVY URENGOY	NUX	USMU	2551	46	4D	1264 nm

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Unique Features or Challenges

Unique Features and Challenges:
• Harsh winter conditions: Sheremetyevo experiences long and snowy winters from November to March. Heavy snowfall, poor visibility, and icing can significantly affect airport operations. This requires constant snow removal, de-icing procedures, and often leads to delays or cancellations. The airport operates a large fleet of specialized equipment to handle winter weather efficiently.
• Three parallel runways and a complex taxiway system: While having three runways increases capacity, their operation requires precise coordination. This is especially true for Runway 3 (06L/24R), located far from the terminals and mostly used for landings, which increases taxi times.
• Long taxi distances: Aircraft using Runway 3 face significantly longer taxi routes to and from the terminal areas. This impacts fuel consumption, increases turnaround time, and can affect gate availability during peak periods.
• Complex terminal layout: Sheremetyevo consists of two main terminal zones:
• North Terminal Complex (Terminals B and C)
• South Terminal Complex (Terminals D, E, and F)
Terminal A (for business aviation) is located separately.
Despite the presence of an underground automated inter-terminal train, navigation within the airport may be challenging for passengers, especially during short layovers.
• Aeroflot group operations hub: As the primary hub for Aeroflot and its subsidiaries Rossiya and Pobeda, Sheremetyevo handles a high volume of coordinated takeoffs and landings during specific bank periods. This requires accurate slot planning, efficient ramp management, and strict adherence to schedules.

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Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos

Международный аэропорт Шереметьево

Wikipedia: Sheremetyevo International Airport - Wikipedia

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Additional Information

1. ATC Tower (east of Terminal B)
2. Control Tower: Terminal C
3. Control Tower: Terminal D
4. Control Tower-3: Runway 3
   
   

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Special Equipment at Sheremetyevo Airport

Спойлер

SCANIA Vehicle Lineup
• Aircraft refueling truck TZA-60 on Scania P360LB4X2HSZ chassis;
• Aircraft refueling truck TZA-45 on Scania P360LB4X2HSZ chassis;
• Aircraft refueling truck TZA-22 on Scania P310LB4X2HSZ chassis;
• Filtered and dehydrated jet fuel dispenser from the fuel hydrant system on Scania P250LB4X2MSZ chassis;
• Fuel spill cleaner (pit cleaner) on Scania P250LB4X2HSZ chassis.

Airfield Firefighting Vehicle AA12/60 (Volvo)

Large Airfield Snow Removal Vehicles Overaasen)

Pushback tractor

SCHOPF F-396

Ambulift for transporting passengers with reduced mobility

vacuum truck

Bus for transporting passengers with reduced mobility

Aerodrome mini tug

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Photo

Terminal B, C

(Terminal B as seen from the ATC Tower)

(View from the ATC Tower at Terminal C)

Terminal D

Terminal E, F

Cargo

[QGFSC]

Is this the main Moscow airport?

[woa.17.wewak]

FYI that is way to much scrolling lol

[Mitya]

@QGFSC

Is this the main Moscow airport?

It’s one of the major airports in Moscow and in Russia.
It handles the highest number of flights.
Besides Sheremetyevo, there are also Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, and a couple of smaller airfields.

@woa.17.wewak

FYI that is way to much scrolling lol

Alright, thank you for your feedback. I’ll keep this in mind going forward))

[yotiger]

Likely not going to be added due to Russian sanctions

[12385fail]

There are no Russian airlines

[woa.17.wewak]

Yes there are, They just dont leave the country!!

One perhaps u might know is Aeroflot!!

[Mitya]

@12385fail

There are no Russian airlines

As @woa.17.wewak already said, they do exist.
Such as Aeroflot, S7, Rossiya, IrAero, Aurora, Ikar, UTair, Smartavia, Nordstar, Pobeda, Red Wings Airlines, Ural Airlines, Yakutia Airlines, Nordwind Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airline, Royal Flight, Yamal Airlines, and others.
They haven’t been added to the game yet.
Hopefully, they will appear over time — that would be great.

@woa.17.wewak

Yes there are, They just dont leave the country!!

Not entirely true — there are international flights, but not many, mostly to Asia and neighboring countries.)

@woa.17.wewak

One perhaps u might know is Aeroflot!!

This is an example.

@yotiger

Likely not going to be added due to Russian sanctions

I understand, it makes sense given the current situation.
You’re right, that’s how it is at the moment. But after all, this is just a suggestion and a discussion, like most other airport proposals — some of them may or may not have a chance to be added to the game.

[QGFSC]

@woa.17.wewak

They just dont leave the country!!

They actually do go to Bangkok, which why I was surprised it was being added.

[woa.17.wewak]

Oh really, i never knew that

[horsepowergeek]

Most of Indonesia and the middle east still allow Russian airlines to fly in (to my limited understanding, could be horrendously wrong here so take my word with a grain of salt), it’s the west that has the sanctions on Russia the most

[Hirohitoswaifu]

You’re completely right, though Aus, Japan and Kiwiland are in that list too. Think SK might too but not sure on that one.

[woa.17.wewak]

you sure about Australia?

[QGFSC]

@woa.17.wewak

Oh really, i never knew that

So technically Aeroflot could be added to the game again at Bangkok only, not sure if they fly to Hong Kong or not.

[QGFSC]

Pretty much the Countries that sign with the West, So South Korea and Singapore on that banned list as well.

[Jonnie2604]

Disclaimer : this is unofficial and made for fun.