Vnukovo International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Moscow, Moscow (city) (Russia)

IATA: VKO ICAO: UUWW

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

685 ft

209 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

55.5915°, 37.2615°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#456 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Russia)

tied #10 of 31 in RU

same length as DME, VVO · #17 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 VKO in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #456 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #10 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

VKO lies at 209 m (685 ft), #240 of 650 published airports by elevation and 58.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 274 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,005 ft higher than VKO.

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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: Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), 23.7 NM, 12,139 ft. Next: DME 24.5 NM, ZIA 30.2 NM. ZIA has the radius's longest runway, 3,609 ft more than VKO.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

VKO runways: 06/24 11,483 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 01/19 10,039 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #10 of 31 in Russia with DME/VVO at 11,483 ft; ZIA leads by 3,609 ft (15,092 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
01/19	10,039 ft (3060 m / 3.060 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ 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
Sheremetyevo International Airport (Moscow)	`SVO`	23.7 NM (43.9 km)	12,139 ft	✅ Lighted
Domodedovo International Airport (Moscow)	`DME`	24.5 NM (45.4 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted
Zhukovsky International Airport (Moscow)	`ZIA`	30.2 NM (55.9 km)	15,092 ft	✅ Lighted

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