Vnukovo International Airport serves Moscow from a site about thirty kilometers southwest of the center. It was opened in the early 1940s, at the time of the Second World War, and was one of the main airports of the Soviet capital. In the Soviet period it was used for many domestic and international flights, and it later became known for its government and VIP terminal, used by officials and foreign leaders arriving in Moscow. After the fall of the Soviet Union it was modernized and expanded, and today it is one of the busiest of Moscow's airports. It has been a base for several Russian airlines.
Before and after
- from 29 June 1941 to 1 April 1942Liepāja Massacres
- from 29 June 1941 to 17 November 1941Operation Silver Fox
- 1 July 1941Establishment of Mammoth Cave National Park
- from 2 July 1941 to 26 July 1941Operation München
- 2 July 1941Construction of Vnukovo International Airport
- from 7 July 1941 to 1 December 1941Uprising in Serbia
- from 10 July 1941 to 10 September 1941Battle of Smolensk
- from 19 July 1941 to 31 August 1941Pripyat swamps
- 23 July 1941Birth of Sergio Mattarella
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