Zhukovsky International Airport

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/zhukovsky-international-airport

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Moscow Oblast, Russia, 36 km (22 mi) southeast of central Moscow
2. What is the ICAO code?UUBW
3. What is Zhukovsky International Airport and where is it located?It is a large airport near Moscow, about 36 kilometers southeast of the capital, in the Moscow Oblast.
4. Why does Zhukovsky International Airport have two jobs?It helps people travel and carry goods, and it also tests new airplanes and helps scientists learn about flying.

Moscow Oblast: An administrative region surrounding Moscow, serving as a key economic and logistical area for Russia.
Aerodynamics: The scientific study of the motion of air, as well as its interaction with solid bodies moving through it, crucial for aircraft design.
Flight Testing: The process of evaluating the performance and safety of an aircraft through actual flight trials.