Bykovo Airport
| Bykovo Airport Аэропорт Быково |
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| IATA: BKA – ICAO: UUBB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Moscow | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 432 ft / 132 m | ||
| Coordinates | 55°37′20″N 038°03′50″E / 55.62222°N 38.06389°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 7,250 | 2,210 | |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Number of passengers | 15,412 | ||
| Press release[1] | |||
Bykovo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Быково) (IATA: BKA, ICAO: UUBB) is a small regional airport serving Moscow, Russia. It is located about 35km southeast of the city along the Ryazan highway and railway close to the town of Zhukovsky. It has one 7,250ft (2,210m) runway. It served mainly short-haul domestic flights due to its short runway. No regular flights originate from there.
Bykovo Airport first opened in 1933. The airport first had a grass-surfaced runway. During World War II it was rebuilt (1000x80 m; brick-covered). In 1960 it was rebuilt again. In 1975 the terminal building was founded (served 400 passengers per hour); in 1975 it served 1.5 million passengers. The airport is home for the charter flights department of Centre-Avia.
On October 18, 2010 passenger operations at the airport have been shut down[2] due to the expiration of lease terms with the management company. In 2011 the terminal building has been demolished.
The airport shares the grounds with the Bykovo Aircraft Repair Facility, specializing in repairs and overhauls of Soloviev D-30 turbofans; the factory continues to use the runway for cargo delivery.
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