Ramenskoye Airport

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The airfield Ramenskoje ( ICAO code UUBW ) is a named after the nearby town of Ramenskoje military airfield in Zhukovsky in the Moscow Oblast.

It is operated by a subsidiary of Mikhail Gromov - College for flight research. At 5.4 km, it has the longest runway in Europe. In its vicinity are also the former Bykowo airport and airfield Mjatschkowo.

On the airfield regularly takes place the air show MAKS. In the time of the air show, the disused railway is 08 /26 used as an exhibition space.

Antonov An - 225 (2001)

Aero L -39 (2005)

History

1957 launched the then fastest passenger aircraft in the world, the Tupolev Tu- 114 made ​​its maiden flight on this airfield.

For a long time Ramenskoje a pure military airfield. Since 2006, civilian use is possible. In March 2011, announced by the then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to try to settle charter flights and low cost airlines there.