DAR-HD Winter UUWW (Vnukovo,Moscow,Russia) 2010 spotting ДАР-ХД зимних УУЩЩ (Внуково, Москва, Россия) 2010 пятнистость Vnukovo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Внуково Aeroport Vnukovo) (IATA: VKO, ICAO: UUWW), is an international airport located 28 kilometres (17 mi) southwest from the centre of Moscow, Russia. It is one of three major airports serving Moscow (along with Domodedovo International Airport and Sheremetyevo International Airport). In 2008 the airport handled almost 8 million passengers, representing a 16.7% increase over 2007. Vnukovo is the oldest of Moscow's operating airports. Its construction was approved by the Soviet government in 1937, since the older Khodynka Airport (located much closer to the city centre, but closed by the 1980s) was becoming overloaded. Vnukovo was opened on 1 July 1941. During the Great Patriotic War it served as a military airbase; passenger services started after the war. The airfield has two intersecting runways of 3000 metres (9800 ft) and 3060 metres (10040 ft) in length. Each runway is 60 metres (200 ft) wide, with 10m wide safety shoulders on each side. The runways' joint capacity is 60 aircraft movements per hour. The airport has two passenger terminals (International Terminal B and Domestic Terminal 2), one general aviation terminal (for charter business flights), one cargo terminal and 60 aircraft stands. The airport can handle a maximum number of 3000 passengers per hour, and 4000 people are employed there. The Tupolev <b>...</b>