CEK — Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport
Large airport in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
- IATA code
- CEK
- ICAO code
- USCC
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 2,166,689
- 2025 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+5
- Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Elevation
- 234 m
- 768 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,200 m
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About CEK
Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport is a large airport serving Chelyabinsk, Russia. It opened in 1930 and is run by Novaport. 2,166,689 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from CEK.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from CEK
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| CEK → AYT | 3,089 km | 91,060 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SVX | Koltsovo Airport | 166 km |
| KRO | Kurgan Airport | 248 km |
| KSN | Kostanay International Airport | 268 km |
| MQF | Magnitogorsk International Airport | 277 km |
| TJM | Roshchino International Airport | 315 km |
Distance from CEK to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,200 m | 60 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia · 55.3031, 61.5049
Questions
Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport has the IATA code CEK and the ICAO code USCC. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
CEK is a large airport in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, at 55.3031, 61.5049, 234 m above sea level.
CEK is in the Asia/Yekaterinburg time zone, UTC+5.
2,166,689 passengers in 2025, according to Wikidata.
Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport opened in 1930.
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