Russia flag Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)

Country Russia | Asia | Regional Airport | IATA: CEK | ICAO: USCC | Elevation 769 ft · 234 m | Local time —

Destinations
23
Flights / day
21
Busiest route
Moscow
Top airline
Rossiya Airlines

Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport averages 21 flights per day to 23 destinations, with 14 domestic routes and seven international routes. A total of 15 airlines operate at CEK, led by Rossiya Airlines. This airport provides direct service to seven countries across three continents, with Türkiye representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Chelyabinsk Balandino connects to Khabarovsk, with a typical flight time of 6 hr 40 mins. Updated: October 16, 2026

Route Network

Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport connects 21 destinations worldwide, with Moscow standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Khabarovsk, and the shortest flight is to Ekaterinburg.

Russian Federation flag Moscow (SVO) – Russian Federation 3 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
936 mi · 1,506 km
8
per day
Russian Federation flag Saint-Petersburg (LED) – Russian Federation 3 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,187 mi · 1,910 km
4
per day
Türkiye flag Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye 4 airlines
5 hr 5 mins
1,917 mi · 3,085 km
2
per day
Russian Federation flag Sochi (AER) – Russian Federation 3 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,260 mi · 2,027 km
1
per day
Russian Federation flag Mineralnyye Vody (MRV) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,117 mi · 1,798 km
6
per week
Russian Federation flag Krasnoyarsk (KJA) – Russian Federation 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,197 mi · 1,926 km
4
per week
Russian Federation flag Ekaterinburg (SVX) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
1 hr 15 mins
103 mi · 166 km
3
per week
Russian Federation flag Nizhniy Novgorod (GOJ) – Russian Federation 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
690 mi · 1,110 km
3
per week
Egypt flag Hurghada (HRG) – Egypt 2 airlines
5 hr 55 mins
2,386 mi · 3,839 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Krasnodar (KRR) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,208 mi · 1,944 km
2
per week
Tajikistan flag Dushanbe (DYU) – Tajikistan 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,207 mi · 1,942 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Kaliningrad (KGD) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,594 mi · 2,566 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Kazan (KZN) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
479 mi · 771 km
2
per week
Egypt flag Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) – Egypt 1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,320 mi · 3,733 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Surgut (SGC) – Russian Federation 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
599 mi · 963 km
2
per week
Kazakhstan flag Astana (NQZ) – Kazakhstan 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
507 mi · 816 km
1
per week
Georgia flag Batumi (BUS) – Georgia 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,305 mi · 2,100 km
1
per week
Russian Federation flag Khabarovsk (KHV) – Russian Federation 1 airline
6 hr 40 mins
3,025 mi · 4,869 km
1
per week
Russian Federation flag Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) – Russian Federation 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
482 mi · 775 km
1
per week
Belarus flag Minsk (MSQ) – Belarus 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,331 mi · 2,141 km
1
per week
Russian Federation flag Perm (PEE) – Russian Federation 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
275 mi · 443 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 16, 2026.

Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport is served by 15 airlines, with Rossiya Airlines in the lead at 22% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 51% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of eight airlines operate international routes, compared with 12 airlines serving domestic routes. S7 Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Khabarovsk with a flight time of 6 hrs 40 mins.

Rossiya Airlines (8 routes)
Ural Airlines (6 routes)
Pobeda (5 routes)
S7 Airlines (3 routes)
Aeroflot (2 routes)
Smartavia (2 routes)
NordStar Airlines (2 routes)
Red Wings (2 routes)
Southwind Airlines (1 routes)
Azimuth Airlines (1 routes)
UVT Aero (1 routes)
AlMasria (1 routes)
Nordwind Airlines (1 routes)
UTAir (1 routes)
RusLine (1 routes)

Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport provides direct service to seven countries across three continents. The route network is 67% domestic and 33% international. Türkiye is the primary international destination.

Russian Federation - 17/day
Türkiye - 2/day
Egypt - 1/day
Tajikistan - 0/day
Kazakhstan - 0/day
Georgia - 0/day
Belarus - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
32 min late
49 min (-60.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
36 min late
14 min (-28.6%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
2 hr 18 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
1 hr 50 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
1 hr 36 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 hr 21 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 hr 57 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
45 min late
14 min (+46.6%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
20 min late
1 min (+109.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
23 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
43 min late
Arrival
1 hr 4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
1 hr 32 min late
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
4

Oct 17

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
11

Oct 16

2026

Departure
1 hr 14 min late
Arrival
23 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
52 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
6

Oct 13

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
33 min late
11 min (-25.9%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
13 min late
11 min (-45.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
40 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
43 min late
Arrival
1 hr 4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
1 hr 32 min late
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
4

Oct 17

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
11

Oct 16

2026

Departure
1 hr 14 min late
Arrival
23 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
52 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
6

Oct 13

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
33 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
29 min late
Cancelled
3

Oct 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
23 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
29 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
4

Oct 7

2026

Departure
36 min late
Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
51 min late
Arrival
21 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 5

2026

Departure
22 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
40 min late
Arrival
32 min late
Cancelled
1

Oct 3

2026

Departure
1 hr 5 min late
Arrival
1 hr 17 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
30 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Sep 29

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
1

Sep 24

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
32 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
1 hr 7 min late
Arrival
46 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
1 hr 1 min late
Arrival
25 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#694 (21 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#662 (23 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,466 ft 3,190 m 197 ft 60 m Concrete
10,466 ft 3,190 m 197 ft 60 m Concrete

Runway Length

11 aircraft cannot operate at Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,466 ft (3,190 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Chelyabinsk Balandino (IATA: CEK) operates around 21 flights per day to 23 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 14 domestic and 7 international routes, with Rossiya Airlines as the leading carrier and Moscow currently the busiest connection. From CEK, passengers can reach 7 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,190 m (10,466 ft).

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