Khodynka Aerodrome
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Khodynka Field, Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 153 m / 502 ft | ||||||||||||||
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Khodynka Aerodrome (officially Frunze Central Aerodrome, often referred to as Tsentralny Aerodrome) was an airport in Moscow, Russia located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of the centre of the city.
History
The date of foundation of the aerodrome was June 17, 1910, when the Company announced a ballooning of a positive opinion of Staff of the Moscow Military District on the allocation of land in the territory of Khodynka field under the airfield. The construction of the airport was carried out mainly by donations from aviation enthusiasts. It was built runway, and six small hangars for airplanes. The official opening took place on October 3, 1910 in the presence of the military authorities, and many Russian pilots. The first takeoff from the airport makes MF De Campo Scipio.
On May 3, 1922 the first ever Russian International flight on the route Moscow - Königsberg - Berlin. On July 15, 1923 the first regular domestic passenger flights Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod. The way to overcome by 420 km in 2.5 hours. The flights were carried out in the quadruple of AK-1 monoplane. It was the only airport in the city until the opening of Bykovo in 1933. It is no longer active and today the whole site has been redeveloped for other uses. It was home to a large number of stored aircraft from Sukhoi and Mikoyan-Gurevich (which were moved to Lukhovitsy).
