Tushino Airport

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Moscow Tushino
IATA: - ICAO: UUUS
Summary
Airport type public
Serves Moscow
Elevation AMSL 420 ft (128 m)
Coordinates 55°49′6″N, 037°25′36″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4265 1300 Dirt

Tushino Airfield (ICAO: UUUS) is an airport located in the northwest part of Moscow, Russia. During the Cold War it was the site of military airshows which reviewed the latest in Soviet innovation. It is a general aviation airfield. In 1991, Tushino Air Field was used to host the Monsters of Rock concert, featuring AC/DC, Pantera and Metallica to a crowd of 1.6 million people.