Chelyabinsk Airport

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Chelyabinsk Airport Аэропорт Челябинск
IATA: CEK – ICAO: USCC
Summary
Airport type		Public
Location		Chelyabinsk
Elevation AMSL		741 ft / 226 m
Coordinates		55°18′18″N 061°30′18″E
Website		http://aeroport-74.ru/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	10,499	3,200	Concrete

Chelyabinsk Airport (IATA: CEK, ICAO: USCC) is an airport in Russia located 18 km north of Chelyabinsk. It services large airliners and can park up to 51 aircraft. It also serves as a secondary hub for S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Ak Bars Aero	Moscow-Domodedovo, Kazan, Novosibirsk
East Air	Qurghonteppa
Kuban	Moscow-Vnukovo
Nordwind Airlines	Seasonal: Bangkok
Orenair	Düsseldorf, Sochi Seasonal: Antalya, Heraklion, Hurghada, Rimini, Rhodes, Sharm-el-Sheikh
Rossiya	St Petersburg
S7 Airlines	Dushanbe, Khujand, Kulob, Moscow-Domodedovo, Yerevan
Tajik Air	Qurghonteppa
Ural Airlines	Dubai, Harbin, Moscow-Domodedovo, Vienna

Cargo airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Grizodubova Air Company	Moscow-Vnukovo

Accidents and incidents

• On January 26, 2008, an S7 Airlines Airbus A319 landed on the taxiway by mistake. There was no injuries or damage.
• On May 26, 2008 an Antonov An-12 operated by Moskovia Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff when trying an emergency landing. All nine crew members on board died.

A panoramic view of the airport buildings

External links

• Official website with photos
• Airport information for USCC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.