It was first named after nearby town of Ramenskoye, but in 2016 the official name was changed to take after the town of Zhukovsky in which the airport is geographically situated, and which was named after a pioneer of modern aerodynamics research, Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky.
It was first named after nearby town of Ramenskoye. The official name was changed to take after the town of Zhukovsky in which the airport is geographically situated, and which was named after a pioneer of modern aerodynamics research. This was in 2016. Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky was modern aerodynamics research.