# Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)

> Moscow, RU · IATA: SVO · ICAO: UUEE · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SVO` |
| ICAO | `UUEE` |
| City | Moscow |
| Country | RU |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 190 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 55.97260, 37.41460 |

## Description

Aeroflot keeps its main base at Sheremetyevo (SVO/UUEE), Russia's busiest airport and its largest cargo gateway, about 30 km northwest of central Moscow. The Moscow Cargo terminal offers annual throughput in the order of 380,000 tonnes, scalable toward one million, and handles every category, including temperature-controlled and dangerous goods. Western sanctions imposed from 2022 reshaped the picture: EU and US carriers and integrators such as Lufthansa Cargo, FedEx and DHL no longer serve the airport, and by October 2025 Aeroflot's scheduled international map had narrowed to 47 destinations in 21 countries. Remaining freight moves via countries that keep their airspace open to Russia – China, Turkey, the UAE, India, Egypt and Central Asia – with China traffic up more than 30 percent in 2024. The decisive factor for Western shippers is regulatory rather than physical: export controls and sanctions dictate which categories of goods may move to or from Russia at all, well before terminal capacity becomes the constraint. Customs are administered by Russia's Federal Customs Service. The M11 motorway and Moscow's ring roads provide surface access, while the Aeroexpress rail link runs to the city centre. Anyone planning Russia-related shipments should resolve the sanctions and export-control position first; routing through Sheremetyevo only matters afterwards.

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