Sheremetyevo International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Moscow, Moscow Oblast (Russia)

IATA: SVO ICAO: UUEE

Longest Active Runway

12,139 ft

3,700 meters

Field Elevation

622 ft

190 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

55.9769°, 37.4112°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #160 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#251 of 7558

Top 3.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Russia)

tied #6 of 31 in RU

same length as KJA · #10 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+21.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SVO in numbers: 12,139 ft longest runway · tied #160 of 650 published · #251 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.4%) · tied #6 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SVO lies at 190 m (622 ft), #255 of 650 published airports by elevation and 55.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 211 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,068 ft higher than SVO.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), 23.7 NM, 11,483 ft. Next: ZIA 35.6 NM, DME 38 NM. ZIA has the radius's longest runway, 2,953 ft more than SVO.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,139 ft (3,700 m)

SVO runways: 06R/24L 12,139 × 197 ft concrete (con); 06C/24C 11,647 × 197 ft concrete (con); 06L/24R 10,499 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #6 of 31 in Russia with KJA at 12,139 ft; ZIA leads by 2,953 ft (15,092 ft). +21.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06R/24L	12,139 ft (3700 m / 3.700 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06C/24C	11,647 ft (3550 m / 3.550 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06L/24R	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Vnukovo International Airport (Moscow)	`VKO`	23.7 NM (43.9 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted
Zhukovsky International Airport (Moscow)	`ZIA`	35.6 NM (65.9 km)	15,092 ft	✅ Lighted
Domodedovo International Airport (Moscow)	`DME`	38 NM (70.4 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →