AirportsKurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport is a large airport serving Chelyabinsk, in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CEK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CEK
- ICAO code
- USCC
- City
- Chelyabinsk
- State or region
- Chelyabinsk Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.3031° N, 61.5049° E
- Elevation
- 234 m (769 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CEK means Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: USCC. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.3031° N, 61.5049° E. It stands 234 metres (769 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Yekaterinburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Koltsovo AirportYekaterinburg | SVX | 166 km |
| Kurgan AirportKurgan | KRO | 248 km |
| Kostanay International AirportKostanay, Kazakhstan | KSN | 268 km |
| Magnitogorsk International AirportMagnitogorsk | MQF | 277 km |
| Roshchino International AirportTyumen | TJM | 315 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,225 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,139 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,379 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,994 km | 5 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,539 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,091 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,112 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,127 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,027 km | 16 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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