Ramenskoye International Opens Doors as Fourth Int'l Airport in Moscow

Ramenskoye International opened its doors as the fourth international airport in the Russian capital of Moscow with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in attendance on Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Built at the site of a major aviation industry test site, the Zhukovsky airfield, Ramenskoye International joined the Moscow Aviation Hub with Europe’s longest 3.4-mile runway.

"Chairman of the Government will be provided with the airport development plan and a new passenger terminal," the announcement of Medvedev's visit to Ramenskoye said.

The statement published on the governmental website added that Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov and Trade Minister Denis Manturov would join the prime minister at the opening.

The airport aims to become a major center for experimental, government and civil aviation, according to Ramenskoye’s website.

The Ramport Aero international aviation holding company invested $27 million into the airport’s terminal with annual capacity of 4 million passengers, Russia’s Izvestia daily said.

The Russian government issued a decree in March ordering Ramenskoye to open for scheduled international flights.