Moscow Airport Domodedovo

A 1954 Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 13 November approved the proposal of the Main Directorate of the Civil Air Fleet under the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the construction of the second airport of the Moscow civil air fleet near the village Elgazino Podolsky (now Domodedovo) Moscow Oblast.

In 1962, an Order of the Head of Main Directorate of Civil Aviation, issued on 7 April No. 200 ("On the organization of the Moscow Domodedovo airport") ordered "organize as part of the Moscow Transport Aviation Management Directorate the new airport, and continue to call it the Moscow Domodedovo Airport". Therefore, 7 April 1962 is considered the official birthday of the airport. By the end of 1962, after the official approbation, the airport began flights by postal and cargo planes.

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Services from Domodedovo began in March 1964 with a flight to Sverdlovsk using a Tupolev 104. The airport, intended to handle the growth of long-distance domestic traffic in the Soviet Union, was officially opened in May 1965. A second runway, parallel to the existing one, entered service eighteen months after the opening of the airport. On 26 December 1975, Domodedovo Airport was selected for the inaugural flight of the Tupolev Tu-144 to Alma Ata.

In 1990s, the airport was privatized and came under the control of the private tourist company (later also an airline) East Line founded by Ural entrepreneurs Anton Bakov and Dmitry Kamenshchik. In 1992, their efforts led to the airport obtaining international status (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated July 13, 1992 N 1262-r On the opening of Domodedovo Airport (Moscow) for international flights.[4] Bakov left the business in 1994, and Kamenshchik still heads the company.[5]

The reconstruction of the airport terminal complex began in 1999 as part of the Comprehensive Airport Development Program until 2003, which was approved by the Government of the Moscow Region and the Board of the Federal Air Transport Service of the Russian Federation. According that Program almost complete reconstruction of the airport terminal complex took place, which opened in 2000. The airport do not stop operations during period of construction.

In 2003, the authoritative British magazine Airline Business recognized the growth in Domodedovo's passenger traffic as one of the highest among the 150 largest airports in the world. In 2004, the airport was among the hundred leading airports in the world, and by 2005 became the leader in passenger traffic in the Moscow aviation area, a record it held for the next ten years.

By 2009, the terminal floor space was expanded to 135,000 sq. meters (1,453,000 ft2) from 70,000 sq. meters (753,000 ft2) in 2004. The renovated terminal and airport facilities allowed the owners of the airport to attract British Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Lufthansa, Royal Air Maroc, Japan Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and Vietnam Airlines who moved their flights from another major international Moscow airport, Sheremetyevo Airport, to Domodedovo. Domodedovo topped Sheremetyevo Airport in terms of passenger traffic becoming the busiest airport in Russia. By 2010, the traffic at Domodedovo rose to over 22 million passengers per year from 2.8 million in 2000.[6]

Domodedovo is Russia's first airport to have parallel runways operating simultaneously.[7] Since the air traffic control tower was redeveloped in 2003, Domodedovo can control over seventy takeoffs and landings per hour. By late in the first decade of the 21st century, the airport had five business lounges set up by individual airlines.

In 2003, the airport began an expansion program designed to obtain approval for wide-body aircraft operations. The runway, taxiways, and parking areas were enlarged and strengthened. In March 2009, it was announced that the approval had been granted, making Domodedovo Airport the first airport in Russia approved for new large aircraft (NLA) operations such as the Airbus A380. The approval signifies that its operations areas comply with size and strength requirements of ICAO Category F standards.[8] The airport has ILS category III A status.

Domodedovo Airport has been the focus of two terrorist-related incidents. In 2004, Muslim suicide bombers managed to pass airport security, board two passenger planes, and carry out the bombings after departure from Domodedovo. Despite the heightened security measures taken after this incident, another suicide bomber attack occurred on 24 January 2011, when an Islamist militant entered the terminal building and detonated a bomb in the arrival hall. As a result, mandatory screening and pat-down practices have been introduced at the airport terminal entrances.

In 2011 during the run-up for the IPO the holding company published information about the final beneficiary at the London Stock Exchange website and specified Kamenshchik as its sole owner. Domodedovo Airport is the only private airport in Russia: the airport operator is DME Limited Group.[9]

The project is implemented within the framework of the architectural concept UNDER ONE ROOF: a single terminal allows the most efficient use of the transfer potential of the airport complex. The number of jetways increased to 40, including dual ones for servicing large-capacity aircraft, after the opening of the new segment of the passenger terminal (T2).[15]

In September 2017, a new hotel was opened inside the airport terminal ("Aerotel Express"). This allows passengers transiting through Moscow to stay at a hotel without exiting the terminal (previously transit passengers had to leave the terminal and use a shuttle van to access the nearest hotel). This was the first hotel inside an airport terminal in Russia.[16][17]

The first in Russia consultative and diagnostic clinic based on the airport's medical center is located in the new segment of the passenger terminal. The clinic offers a full range of laboratory tests, including genetic, as well as a wide range of functional, medical ultrasound, cosmetology and psychological services.[20]

The airport has a railway station with service to the Paveletsky Rail Terminal in central Moscow. The rail connection, which was completed in 2002, provides Aeroexpress trains (takes 45 min; coach class costs 500 rubles, business class costs 1,000 rubles), with two stops at Paveletsky Rail Terminal and Verkhnie Kotly railway station.

Regular suburban commuter trains in the Paveletsky suburban railway line take 65 to 70 min and cost 198 rubles, but are infrequent during the day.

The airport has several long and short term parking lots. The terminal itself is accessed from the junction of Moscow Ring Road and Kashirskoye Highway via a designated 22 kilometer (14 mi) four-lane freeway. Passengers can use the services of a licensed taxi, popular mobile applications for ordering a car, as well as take a carsharing located in the parking P3.[58]

Authorities suspended flight operations at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport (DME) and Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) early Aug. 20 due to reported threats from drone strikes. Departures and arrivals are reportedly on hold while the airspace around the two airports remains restricted.

Authorities have reportedly suspended all flights at Vnukovo (VKO) and Domodedovo (DME) airports in Moscow as of early Nov. 26 after drone strikes targeted the capital and surrounding areas. Local reports indicate around 20 drone interceptions over Moscow and Bryansk, Kaluga, and Tula regions. One drone impacted a residential building in Tula, resulting in one minor injury. There were no immediate reports of other damage or casualties.

Flight delays and cancellations are likely at VKO and DME in the coming hours. During previous drone strikes, authorities diverted flights from Moscow's airspace to alternative airports in Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. Lingering disruptions are possible after regular flights resume as airlines work to clear backlogs. Additional drone strikes may prompt further airspace closures of varying duration, which could also affect Sheremetyevo (SVO) and Zhukovsky (ZIA) airports. Heightened security and localized ground transport and business disruptions will probably continue as security forces respond to any threats or incidents.

Video taken inside the airport apparently minutes after the bombing shows the blast area full of smoke, with luggage scattered around the ground. Several bodies, prone and unmoving on the ground, are also visible.

Today the airport has 3 runways, two surfaced with cement-concrete of 3,500 m/11,483 ft. and 3,800 m/12,467 ft. respectively, and one surfaced with reinforced concrete of 2,370 m/7,776 ft. During 2018 the airport registered 234,700 aircraft movements.

The nearest international airport is the Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) located approximately 56 km/35 mi northeast of Moscow Domodedovo Airport, and 31 km/19.26 mi southwest of Moscow city center.

The airport offers assistance for passengers with reduced mobility (PRM), including a meet and greet for passengers departing or arriving at the airport. Please call customer service on +7 495 933 66 66 for more information on what the requirements are and to book the assistance needed.

Two official taxi companies, Gett and Domtrans, are supported by the airport. Book a taxi in a kiosk inside the arrivals halls, at a taxi service desk in the common areas or online. Taxi drivers are not authorized to accept bookings. Use of a third-party company is not recommended and the airport does not take any responsibility if used.

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