Sheremetyevo
A Journey Through Time
1959 — 2010
1950s
1959
Sheremetyevo Airport opened on 11 August 1959, initially handling only domestic Aeroflot flights. Its first international route, to East Berlin, launched in 1960.
1980s
1980
Terminal 2 (the iconic "glass box") was built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, handling all international arrivals. It became the symbol of Soviet-era air travel for Western visitors.
2010s
2010
Terminal D opened as Aeroflot's SkyTeam hub, and Sheremetyevo became Russia's busiest airport. The Aeroexpress rail link cut travel time to Moscow's city centre to 35 minutes.
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