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Vnukovo-3 is the largest business aviation centre in Russia and one of the largest in Europe, with roughly 560,000 sq m of apron and capacity for about 150 aircraft. Vnukovo handled 16.1 million passengers in 2024. Business-jet movements at Vnukovo-3 have fallen from 120-130 a day before 2022 to 30-40 today, and the routes that still work run to the Gulf, Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Instant estimates, operator quotes inside 15 minutes.

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Vnukovo handled 16.1 million passengers in 2024, up 11 percent year on year, and its Vnukovo-3 business terminal covers about 560,000 sq m of apron with space for roughly 150 aircraft.

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Moscow private-jet airports

We charter from every business-aviation airport in the Moscow area. Choose the right one for your route, aircraft, and ground plans.

Moscow VKO
VKO
Vnukovo International Airport
UUWW
About 28 km south-west of central Moscow, the closest of the three main Moscow airports to the city
Vnukovo-3, a dedicated business aviation complex with its own terminals, hangarage, CIQ and apron access
Runway
3,500 m
Operating hours
24 hours. Note that Rosaviatsiya has imposed recurring restrictions on the Moscow terminal control area, including a lowered ceiling of 4,900 m and a ban on transit overflights of the Moscow region, extended by successive NOTAM.
Best for
Light · Midsize · Super-mid · Heavy · Ultra-long

Two intersecting runways: 06/24 at 3,500 m by 60 m with ILS CAT II, and 01/19 at 3,060 m with ILS CAT I. Vnukovo-3, the business aviation centre operated by VIPPORT, is the default arrival and departure point for private aircraft in Moscow and one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe, with apron area of roughly 560,000 sq m and capacity for about 150 aircraft. It handles and stores more than 250 aircraft including helicopters. Vnukovo overall carried 16.1 million passengers in 2024, an 11 percent increase, with foreign carriers accounting for about 64 percent of traffic in 2025 and the airport targeting 16.5 million for the full year. Business-jet volume tells a different story: Vnukovo's co-owner has said daily movements at Vnukovo-3 run at 30 to 40 against 120 to 130 before February 2022. In 2021, its strongest recent year, the terminal served 17,340 flights and 105,800 passengers, about 65 percent of them international.

FBOs on-field: Vnukovo-3 business aviation centre, operated by VIPPORT
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OSF
Ostafyevo International Business Airport
UUMO
About 30 km south of central Moscow, near Podolsk
Dedicated business aviation terminal with international customs and immigration
Runway
2,058 m
Operating hours
n.a. Published operating hours for general traffic are not stated on the airport's own materials and should be confirmed with the handler at the time of booking.
Best for
Light · Midsize · Super-mid

Runway 08/26 at 2,058 m by 48 m with PCN 24/R/C/X/T, which is the real constraint here: the pavement classification and runway length suit light, midsize and lighter heavy aircraft rather than a fully loaded Global or G650. Owned by Gazpromavia and operated jointly with the Russian Ministry of Defence, Ostafyevo has held international business airport status since 2007. Terminal throughput is quoted at 70 passengers per hour on domestic flights and 40 per hour on international. There is Falcon-certified maintenance capability on the field. It is a genuine alternate when Vnukovo-3 parking is unavailable, and it is closer to the southern suburbs than Vnukovo is.

FBOs on-field: Gazpromavia business aviation terminal at Ostafyevo
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SVO
Sheremetyevo International Airport, Terminal A
UUEE
About 30 km north-west of central Moscow, roughly 30 minutes from the centre via the M-11
Terminal A business aviation terminal with dedicated CIQ, hangarage and de-icing
Runway
3,700 m
Operating hours
24 hours
Best for
Light · Midsize · Super-mid · Heavy · Ultra-long

Terminal A, operated by A-Group, is Moscow's second real business aviation FBO after Vnukovo-3. It has its own hangars, de-icing capability and apron, and the Novikov Gallery restaurant on site. Runway lengths at Sheremetyevo are around 3,700 m, so there is no aircraft-type limitation. The M-11 toll road makes the ground leg predictable at around 30 minutes off-peak, which is the main reason to choose SVO over VKO when the passenger's destination is north or north-west of the city.

FBOs on-field: A-Group, operator of Sheremetyevo Terminal A
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DME
Domodedovo International Airport, Business Aviation Center
UUDD
About 45 km south-east of central Moscow
770 sq m dedicated VIP terminal with three hangars and a 24 hour operation
Runway
3,793 m
Operating hours
The Business Aviation Center operates 24 hours
Best for
Light · Midsize · Super-mid · Heavy · Ultra-long

Two runways at 3,793 m and 3,500 m. UTG Private Aviation has run the Business Aviation Center at Domodedovo since April 2021, with a 770 sq m VIP terminal, three hangars totalling about 8,000 sq m, an apron of more than 17,000 sq m and roughly 20 stands, open around the clock. The furthest of the four from the centre, so it is chosen for hangarage, maintenance and parking rather than ground-time convenience.

FBOs on-field: UTG Private Aviation, Domodedovo Business Aviation Center
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BKA
Bykovo Airport (closed)
UUBB
About 35 km south-east of Moscow, near Zhukovsky
(none, airport closed)
Operating hours
Closed. Not available for civil operations.

Bykovo still appears in airport databases and in older charter listings, which is why clients sometimes ask about it. It is not an option. Scheduled operations ceased on 18 October 2010, the airport was removed from the State Register of Civil Aerodromes in June 2011, the passenger terminal has been demolished and the site is now used for warehousing, with the field retained only as a helipad. Anyone quoting you a Bykovo arrival is working from stale data.

FBOs on-field: (none, airport closed)
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Popular routes

Frequently chartered from Moscow

Indicative one-way pricing on the most-flown corridors. Real quotes vary with aircraft availability, empty-legs, and airport fees.

Moscow St Petersburg
Light 1h 20m
From $13,000 – $17,000

The busiest domestic private sector in Russia.
Moscow Sochi
Midsize 2h 20m
From $26,000 – $34,000

Southern routings are subject to short-notice airspace closures.
Moscow Istanbul
Midsize 2h 55m
From $34,000 – $45,000

The main western connection point since 2022.
Moscow Yerevan
Midsize 3h 00m
From $35,000 – $46,000
Moscow Baku
Midsize 3h 05m
From $36,000 – $47,000
Moscow Antalya
Super-mid 3h 25m
From $42,000 – $55,000

Peak demand June to September.
Moscow Almaty
Heavy 4h 30m
From $60,000 – $78,000
Moscow Dubai
Heavy 5h 00m
From $68,000 – $90,000

The highest-volume international private corridor out of Moscow.
Which aircraft, from where

Aircraft options from Moscow

The right jet is the one that fits your route, your passengers, and your ground plans. Here's how the classes stack up for Moscow departures.

Pilatus PC-12 turboprop parked on an alpine airstrip Turboprop

Short strips, remote runways

Ideal for regional legs, unpaved strips, and mountain airfields where a jet cannot land.

Rangeup to 2 hr · 1,900 km
Max passengers8
Pilatus PC-12, King Air 350
from €1,900/hr
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Embraer Phenom 300 light jet on approach Light jet

Short-hop & regional

Ideal for hops across Europe or short domestic US routes. Two-hour range, seven-seat cabin.

Rangeup to 3 hr · 2,700 km
Max passengers7
Phenom 300, Citation CJ3+
from €3,800/hr
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Cessna Citation Latitude midsize jet in flight Midsize jet

Stand-up cabin, longer legs

Stand-up cabin, real luggage capacity, transcontinental US-capable.

Rangeup to 5 hr · 4,600 km
Max passengers9
Citation Latitude, Praetor 600
from €5,400/hr
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Bombardier Challenger 350 super-midsize jet on the ramp Super-midsize

Transcontinental range

Coast-to-coast US or London to Dubai without a fuel stop, at Mach 0.83.

Rangeup to 7 hr · 6,500 km
Max passengers10
Challenger 350, Longitude
from €7,200/hr
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Gulfstream G550 heavy jet on final approach Heavy jet

Full galley, private stateroom

Wide cabin, full galley, forward and aft lavatories, up to 16 seats in club configuration.

Rangeup to 12 hr · 11,000 km
Max passengers14
Gulfstream G550, Global 6000
from €11,800/hr
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Gulfstream G650ER ultra-long-range jet climbing out Ultra-long-range

Global, non-stop

Non-stop New York to Sydney, Dubai to Los Angeles, London to Buenos Aires — real staterooms, standing shower on select tails.

Rangeup to 15 hr · 14,000 km
Max passengers16
Gulfstream G650ER, Global 7500
from €14,900/hr
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All-in pricing

What the quote includes, and what it doesn't

Every quote we issue is fully-loaded: block time, crew, fuel, standard catering, and handling. These are the exceptions where extras apply.

Included in every quote

  • Aircraft charter on block time, from block-off to block-on
  • Flight crew, including duty and rest costs
  • Fuel at the operator's contracted uplift rate
  • Standard catering: cold platter, snacks and soft drinks
  • Landing, parking and handling at the primary departure FBO
  • Positioning within the immediate region on standard routings
  • Navigation charges and standard overflight
  • FBO passenger and crew handling with customs and immigration

Charged separately (when they apply)

  • War-risk insurance surcharges, where the operator's policy carries them
  • International landing and overflight permits for foreign-registered aircraft
  • De-icing, which is a real winter line item in Moscow rather than a theoretical one
  • Hangarage beyond the quoted ground time
  • Bespoke catering above the standard tier
  • Ground transport, hotels and crew per diem outside the scheduled trip
  • Extended waiting time beyond quoted ground hours
  • Rerouting costs where airspace closures force a longer track
Chartering from Moscow

What to know before you book

Empty legs

Repositioning flights from Moscow

Moscow's private traffic peaks over the New Year holidays in late December and early January, the May holidays, and the summer season from June to September when Turkish and Caucasus leisure routes fill. The corridors that generate the most empty legs are Moscow to Dubai year round, Moscow to Istanbul and Antalya in summer, Moscow to Sochi in both winter and summer, and Moscow to St Petersburg constantly. Flexible dates on those routes save 40-70 percent against on-demand, though the pool of aircraft is smaller than it was before 2022 and empty legs appear with less notice.

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FAQ

Charter from Moscow, questions we get

Which airport do private jets use in Moscow?
Vnukovo (VKO), specifically the Vnukovo-3 business aviation centre operated by VIPPORT. It is the largest facility of its kind in Russia and one of the largest in Europe, with roughly 560,000 sq m of apron and space for about 150 aircraft. Sheremetyevo Terminal A, Ostafyevo and Domodedovo are the alternates.
Is Bykovo (BKA) still open?
No. Bykovo ceased operations on 18 October 2010 and was removed from the State Register of Civil Aerodromes in June 2011. The terminal was demolished and the site is used for warehousing. It still shows up in airport databases, which is the only reason it is still mentioned.
Can I fly privately from Moscow to Europe?
Not on a Russian-registered or Russian-controlled aircraft. EU, UK and US airspace is closed to those, and the EU prohibition also captures non-scheduled flights where a Russian person or entity determines the take-off or landing. In practice, travel from Moscow to Western Europe is done via a connection point such as Istanbul, Yerevan, Baku or Dubai, with a separate aircraft on the second leg.
What does a private jet from Moscow to Dubai cost?
Heavy jets run $68,000-90,000 one-way for the 3,686 km sector, about 5 hours block. Super-midsize aircraft that make it direct are $52,000-68,000. Pricing on this corridor is less stable than comparable sectors elsewhere because the eligible fleet is small.
Is it safe to fly into Russian airspace?
EASA advises against operating in Russian airspace west of 60 degrees East at all flight levels, a recommendation issued in January 2025 and extended since. Several European states have matching notices. Operators still flying the corridor do so under their own risk assessments, and we will tell you which regulator has said what before you book rather than after.
How busy is Vnukovo-3 now?
Much quieter than it was. Vnukovo's co-owner has put daily business-jet movements at 30 to 40, against 120 to 130 before February 2022. Parking and apron space are consequently easy to obtain, but the choice of operators and aircraft types is narrower.
How far is Vnukovo from central Moscow?
About 28 km south-west, which makes it the closest of the main Moscow airports to the city. Sheremetyevo is roughly 30 km north-west and typically 30 minutes via the M-11. Domodedovo is about 45 km south-east and the longest ground leg of the four.
What about winter operations?
Moscow winters are cold and snowy, and de-icing is a routine cost rather than an exception between November and March. Vnukovo's main runway has ILS CAT II and Sheremetyevo Terminal A has its own de-icing, so low visibility rarely stops operations outright, but it does add turn-time and it does add to the invoice.
Market notes

On chartering from Moscow

Vnukovo-3 remains the centre of gravity for Russian business aviation. Around 560,000 sq m of apron, capacity for roughly 150 aircraft, and more than 250 aircraft handled or stored make it the largest facility of its kind in the country and one of the largest in Europe by area. The airport as a whole carried 16.1 million passengers in 2024 and is targeting 16.5 million, with foreign carriers making up about 64 percent of the traffic, which is a different picture from the business-jet side of the field.

Business-jet volume has not recovered. Vnukovo's co-owner has described daily movements at Vnukovo-3 falling from 120-130 before February 2022 to 30-40 today, a threefold drop driven by the closure of European airspace to Russian aircraft. The practical consequence for a client is not congestion, it is choice: apron space is easy, but the pool of operators, aircraft types and crews willing and able to serve Moscow is a fraction of what it was, and that is what moves prices.

The route map has rotated south and east. Before 2022 the most-flown destinations from Vnukovo-3 were Dubai, Riga, Nice, London and Larnaca. Today the working corridors are Dubai, Istanbul, Antalya, Baku, Yerevan, Almaty and Tashkent, plus the domestic sectors to St Petersburg and Sochi. Nice, Geneva and London are not served from Moscow by any aircraft that could then return to Europe, so those journeys are done in two legs with an aircraft change at a permitted hub.

We are direct with clients about the regulatory picture because vagueness helps nobody. EASA advises against Russian airspace west of 60 degrees East at all flight levels. Italy prohibits its operators from the Rostov FIR and from Russian airspace within 200 NM of the Ukrainian border, and France advises the same. Rosaviatsiya has cut the Moscow terminal control area ceiling to 4,900 m and banned transit overflights of the region. Southern airports close at short notice. None of that makes a Moscow flight impossible, and Vnukovo-3 handles dozens of business jets a day, but it does mean the operator selection, the insurance terms and the routing all need to be read before the price is.

Ostafyevo is the alternate most people underestimate. Its 2,058 m runway with PCN 24 rules out heavy aircraft at weight, but for a midsize jet arriving from Istanbul or Baku it is a fast, quiet field 30 km south of the centre with international CIQ and Falcon-certified maintenance on site. Sheremetyevo Terminal A, run by A-Group, is the better answer when the destination is north of the city, and Domodedovo's UTG Private Aviation centre is where longer-term hangarage gets arranged.

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