The Zhukovsky International Airport opening on May 30 now marks four international airports in Moscow, Russia.
The airport, which currently only has one runway, holds the capacity to serve four million passengers annually, but when construction is complete in 2020 that number could grow to 12 million.
Zhukovsky will run around 20 flights per week through Air Kygrzstan and SCAT Airlines, and house two Russian freight carries: Sky Gates Airlines and Aviastar-TU.
The first flight is set to depart June 20.
Featuring the longest runway in Europe at 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles), the airport was originally planned to alleviate buildup of passengers at the three other Moscow airports after years of growing passenger traffic. Since then, according to rtferl.org, Moscow has seen a recession.
The airport has yet to build a direct express train service available for passengers. Something that sets it apart negatively from it's other Moscow airport counterparts: Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo, all of which have passenger rails.
According to rt.com, though, Russian Railways intends to rebuild the closest train station to be eventually connected to the airport by a shuttle. There are also plans for expansion of the highway leading to the airport and creation of more parking lots.
Ramport Aero invested $27 million to build the airport based in the Russian capital. The plans for an additional two terminals call for a investment of over $152 million over the next five years.
