Aeroport District

Aeroport District (Russian: райо́н Аэропо́рт, rayon Aeroport, "Airport District") is an administrative district (raion) of the Northern Administrative Okrug and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is 4.58 square kilometers (1.77 sq mi).

Aeroport District Район Аэропорт
District
Fenced garden of hospital for wounded soldiers, Aeroport District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Aeroport District on the map of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°47′29″N 37°33′34″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow
Area
• Total	4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [1])
OKTMO ID	45333000
Website	https://aeroport.mos.ru/

The district is named for the Khodynka Aerodrome, which closed in 2003. The Aeroport Metro Station opened in the district in 1938.

Economy

The aviation companies Irkut,^[2] Ilyushin,^[3] and Yakovlev have their head offices in the district.^[4]

Social Sphere

Education

Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University is located in the district.

The New Humanitarian School, a private school, is in the district.^[5]

Culture

Petrovsky Palace is located here.

Sports

Central Dynamo Stadium was located in the district, until its destruction and replacement with VTB Arena.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Moscow
• Khodynka Aerodrome
• Aeroport (Moscow Metro)