Moscow Zhukovsky Airport (ZIA) Information

Where is Moscow Zhukovsky Airport?  

Russia's political heart and and financial centre, Moscow is rich with reminders of its imperial and Soviet and imperial past.

The town of Zhukovsky, on the outskirts of Moscow, is named after the Russian pioneer of modern aerodynamics research, Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky.

Moscow Zhukovsky International Airport (IATA: ZIA, ICAO: UUBW), also referred to as Moscow Ramenskoye International Airport, Moscow Zhukovsky Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow Zhukovsky Airport, Ramenskoye Airport, Zhukovsky Airfield, or simply Zhukovsky Airport, is located in the town of Zhukovsky. near Ramenskoye, 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Moscow city centre, in Moscow Oblast, Russia.

With its opening in May 2016, Moscow Zhukovsky Airport became Moscow's 4th airport, along with Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Moscow Domodedovo International Airport (DME) and Moscow Vnukovo International Airport (VKO). Most international passengers fly via SVO or DME. All 4 share an IATA city code: MOW. 

Used exclusively for research, testing and cargo until recently, the Ramenskoye Airport was once a test site for Soviet Buran Spacecraft and hosts the biennial MAKS Airshow. ZIA Airport is intended to serve low-cost airlines.

Airlines with flights to Moscow Zhukovsky Airport include Air Kyrgyzstan and SCAT.

Cities with flights to Moscow Zhukovsky Airport include Aktau, Aktobe, Astana, Bishkek, Osh and Shymkent.

Your best bet for a Moscow Zhukovsky Airport transfer is a taxi. Details on all options are included in this guide.

Additional Moscow Zhukovsky Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official ZIA Moscow Zhukovsky Airport Website