Its construction was approved by the Soviet government in 1937, because the older Khodynka Aerodrome (located much closer to the city centre, but closed by the 1980s) was becoming overloaded.
Jeho stavba bola schválená sovietskou vládou v roku 1937, pretože staršie letisko Chodynka (nachádzalo sa oveľa bližšie k centru mesta, ale od roku 1980 uzatvorené) bolo preťažené.