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
Fenced garden of hospital for wounded soldiers, Aeroport District
Location of Aeroport District on the map of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°47′29″N 37°33′34″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow
Area
  Total4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population
  Estimate 
(2018)
79,294
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID45333000
Websitehttps://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.

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