Tushino Airport
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Moscow Tushino | |||
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IATA: - ICAO: UUUS | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | public | ||
Serves | Moscow | ||
Elevation AMSL | 420 ft (128 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
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.