Sheremetyevo celebrated 56th anniversary and invited everybody to the museum of it’s history.

Onn the 11th of August 2015, Sheremetyevo International Airport celebrates 56th anniversary. On this day in 1959 passenger aeroplane Tu-104 carried out it’s flight Leningrad-Moscow and landed on Sheremetyevo aerodrome (previously main aerodrome of USSR’ air force).

For more than 50 years Sheremetyevo has met and seen the heads of the states, polar explorers, Olympic Competitors, celebrities and dozens thousands passengers every day.

In 2015 it’s begun a new stage in Sheremetyevo history. Upgrading of Northern terminal complex (NTC) entered a phase of active realization. The development of NTC will extend the capabilities of the airport, will enhance the quality of service, will become a driver of development for airlines and airport partners. The realization of large-scale and ambitious projects will allow Sheremetyevo to strengthen it’s positions among the leaders of the industry on international scene. It’s so actual because we will receive the competitors and guests of a great sport event — the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

In honor of the Sheremetyevo anniversary we held some special events for passengers, guests, bloggers and mass media.

This day it will be held an excursion for bloggers and users of service Flump.ru. The participants will visit Central control room of “Aeroexpress”, baggage break-down area of terminal D, Sheremetyevo museum, Airport Control Center, they will have the opportunity to shoot take-off and landing right from the airfield.

One of the the brightest events of the day is opening of the exhibition “InstaSVO”. The exposure consists of 14 best photos of the participants of the competition that was held in official account of Sheremetyevo in Instagram. Photographers, spotters, members of fun-club and passengers of Sheremetyevo took part in this competition. Original photos reflect the life of the airport, production process, which was shot close to airplanes and from unordinary angles. The exhibition works in Terminal F (public area, second floor) till the 15th of October 2015.

Today the museum of Sheremetyevo will open it’s doors for passengers and guests of the airport. The museum will work from 10.00 to 18.00, free entrance. On one of open excursions the guests will know about the history and plans of Sheremetyevo development, will learn about airport professions, will see unique historical exhibits, airplane models and collection of cards and pins. In conference-hall of the museum presentation films about the airport will be broadcasted.

The congratulations with anniversary will be heard in loud communication of the airport. The book of congratulations is opened in official accounts of Sheremetyevo in Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/svo.airport), Twitter(https://twitter.com/svo_airport), Instagram(https://instagram.com/svo_airport/) and Vkontakte (http://vk.com/svo_airport). Passengers, fun-club members and airport friends can place their congratulations online!

Historical note:

The building of Sheremetyevo began in 1953 as the main aerodrome of Soviet army air force. Later according to the decision of the government and personal assistance of N.S. Khrushchev the airport was rendered to civil air fleet.

On the 11th of August 1959 Tu-104 that took off from Leningrad landed at Sheremetyevo aerodrome where aerodrome services for the first time performed commercial and technical services. This date considered to be a birth day of Sheremetyevo International Airport.

In 1964 air-terminal complex Sheremetyevo-1(Terminal B) was build. It included aeroquay, which was unofficially called “Rumka” that for many years became a symbol of the airport. On the first of January 1980 on the eve of XX Olympic Games in Moscow new air-terminal-complex Sheremetyevo-2(Terminal F) was put into operation.

In 2007 Terminal C, which carrying capacity is 5 million passengers a year was opened. It was created for international flights service. In spring 2008 a modern railway station “Aeroexpress” was created and through railroad service Moscow-Sheremetyevo was opened.

In December 2008 new business aviation complex offered it’s premium-class services where complex services for business jets are performed.

In Autumn 2009 Terminal D was put into operation (it’s square is 172thousands m² and caring capacity is 12 million passengers a year). Air-terminal complex was created to serve “Aeroflot” flights and it’s Sky Team Alliance partners.

In Spring 2010 modern international Terminal E was opened which square is 76 thousands m² and caring capacity is 7 million passengers per year. It unites terminals D, F and railway station Aeroexpress in united South Terminal Complex(STC).

In 2011 in Northern part of Sheremetyevo the building of Terminal A, specially designed for business aviation, completed.

In 2013 new control tower in Sheremetyevo which meets all the requirements of aircrafts service quality was created.

On the 11th of August 2014 Sheremetyevo International Airport celebrated it’s 55th birthday. This day Sheremetyevo met a modern wide-body aircraft Airbus A350 XWB that was flying from Doha in the framework of world tour.

On the 23 of December2014 a new part of the M-11 highway Moscow-St. Petersburg with a stopover in Sheremetyevo was opened. Opening of the highway provides high traffic entrance to the airport Sheremetyevo and will significantly improve the accessibility of the airport.

In 2015 a new phase in the history of the Sheremetyevo began — modernization of the Northern terminal complex (NTC) has entered into an active phase.

Sheremetyevo International Airport is the best airport in Europe in service quality in 2012 and 2013 and the second in the continent by the results of 2014 according to the rating of ASQ(Airport Service Quality) and ACI(Airports Council International).

Sheremetyevo is the largest Russian Airport which operates regular international and domestic flights. The number of destinations of Sheremetyevo airport includes more than 200 directions.

At the end of 2014 the volume of passenger traffic was 31million 568 thousands of passengers and it’s 7,9% more than in 2013.