Russia flag Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)

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

Destinations
26
Flights / day
29
Busiest route
Moscow
Top airline
Rossiya Airlines

Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport averages 29 flights per day to 26 destinations, with 16 domestic routes and eight international routes. A total of 18 airlines operate at CEK, led by Rossiya Airlines. This airport provides direct service to eight countries across three continents, with Türkiye representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Chelyabinsk Balandino connects to Hurghada, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 55 mins. Updated: July 16, 2026

Route Network

Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport connects 24 destinations worldwide, with Moscow standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Hurghada, 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
9
per day
Russian Federation flag Saint-Petersburg (LED) – Russian Federation 3 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,187 mi · 1,910 km
5
per day
Russian Federation flag Sochi (AER) – Russian Federation 4 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,260 mi · 2,027 km
3
per day
Türkiye flag Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye 4 airlines
—
CEK → AYT
2
per day
Russian Federation flag Novosibirsk (OVB) – Russian Federation 1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
832 mi · 1,339 km
2
per day
Russian Federation flag Ekaterinburg (SVX) – Russian Federation 4 airlines
1 hr 15 mins
103 mi · 166 km
6
per week
Russian Federation flag Krasnoyarsk (KJA) – Russian Federation 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,197 mi · 1,926 km
5
per week
Russian Federation flag Surgut (SGC) – Russian Federation 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
599 mi · 963 km
5
per week
Russian Federation flag Krasnodar (KRR) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,208 mi · 1,944 km
4
per week
Russian Federation flag Mineralnyye Vody (MRV) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,117 mi · 1,798 km
3
per week
Tajikistan flag Dushanbe (DYU) – Tajikistan 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,207 mi · 1,942 km
3
per week
Russian Federation flag Kaliningrad (KGD) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,594 mi · 2,566 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 Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) – Egypt 2 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,320 mi · 3,733 km
3
per week
Georgia flag Batumi (BUS) – Georgia 1 airline
—
CEK → BUS
2
per week
Egypt flag Hurghada (HRG) – Egypt 1 airline
5 hr 55 mins
2,386 mi · 3,839 km
2
per week
Belarus flag Minsk (MSQ) – Belarus 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,331 mi · 2,141 km
2
per week
Azerbaijan flag Baku (GYD) – Azerbaijan 1 airline
—
CEK → GYD
1
per week
Russian Federation flag Kazan (KZN) – Russian Federation 1 airline
—
CEK → KZN
1
per week
Russian Federation flag Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) – Russian Federation 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
482 mi · 775 km
1
per week
Russian Federation flag Makhachkala (MCX) – Russian Federation 1 airline
—
CEK → MCX
1
per week
Kyrgyzstan flag Osh (OSS) – Kyrgyzstan 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,139 mi · 1,832 km
1
per week
Russian Federation flag Ufa (UFA) – Russian Federation 1 airline
—
CEK → UFA
1
per week
Russian Federation flag Vladikavkaz (OGZ) – Russian Federation 1 airline
—
CEK → OGZ
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.

Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport is served by 18 airlines, with Rossiya Airlines in the lead at 14% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 40% of routes. eight carriers operate only one route each. A total of eight airlines operate international routes, compared with 15 airlines serving domestic routes. Rossiya Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Hurghada with a flight time of 5 hrs 55 mins.

Rossiya Airlines (6 routes)
Ural Airlines (6 routes)
Pobeda (5 routes)
Aeroflot (3 routes)
Smartavia (3 routes)
Red Wings (3 routes)
NordStar Airlines (2 routes)
Azimuth Airlines (2 routes)
Azimut (2 routes)
UVT Aero (2 routes)
Southwind Airlines (1 routes)
S7 Airlines (1 routes)
Uzbekistan Airways (1 routes)
UTAir (1 routes)
Air Cairo (1 routes)
IrAero (1 routes)
RusLine (1 routes)
Nordwind Airlines (1 routes)

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

Russian Federation - 24/day
Türkiye - 2/day
Egypt - 1/day
Tajikistan - 0/day
Georgia - 0/day
Belarus - 0/day
Azerbaijan - 0/day
Kyrgyzstan - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
5 min late
3 min (-39.5%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
5 min early
22 min (-132.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 21

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
37 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
18 min late
24 min (-57.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
6 min late
14 min (-70.8%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 20

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
13 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
29 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
25 min late
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
26 min late
Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
26 min late
5 min (-16%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
14 min late
2 min (-10%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
33 flights (30 day total)

Jul 20

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
13 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
29 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
25 min late
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
26 min late
Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
40 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jul 12

2026

Departure
36 min late
Arrival
17 min late
Cancelled
4

Jul 11

2026

Departure
32 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
45 min late
Arrival
26 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 9

2026

Departure
36 min late
Arrival
47 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 8

2026

Departure
1 hr 2 min late
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 4

2026

Departure
34 min late
Arrival
13 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
3

Jul 2

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
13 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 1

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
27 min late
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 29

2026

Departure
34 min late
Arrival
26 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
27 min late
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 27

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 26

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
39 min late
Arrival
53 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 22

2026

Departure
43 min late
Arrival
36 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 21

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
30 min late
Cancelled
2

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#615 (29 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#634 (26 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

12 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
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 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 29 flights per day to 26 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 16 domestic and 8 international routes, with Rossiya Airlines as the leading carrier and Moscow currently the busiest connection. From CEK, passengers can reach 8 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,190 m (10,466 ft).

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