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Yekaterinburg Airport

Koltsovo International Airport in Yekaterinburg (SVX) is of great importance to all of Russia. It is a link and hub for flights between cities in central Russia, Siberia, the Urals and the Far East. Originally a military airfield, Yekaterinburg Airport began handling civilian flights in 1963. Koltsovo Airport has been an international airport since 1993. Since then, it has worked with foreign airlines, including British Airways and Lufthansa. Flights from Yekaterinburg serve not only major cities in Russia and the CIS, but also Prague, London, Munich, Frankfurt and Paris.

Flughafen Kolzowo Jekaterinburg Von außen sieht der Flughafen Kolzowo in Jekaterinburg aus wie viele der alten Bahnhöfe in Russland. Seit 1993 fliegt von hier die rusische Ural Airlines in viele russische Städte. Photo: Flughafen Kolzowo, Jekaterinburg

Home airport of Ural Airlines

Yekaterinburg Airport is the home airport of the Russian airline Ural Airlines. The airport itself is one of the airline’s assets. Ural Airlines was established in 1993 as a spin-off from Aeroflot and, as its owner, has played a key role in the airport’s development.

Today, Koltsovo, Yekaterinburg’s airport, is a modern terminal with excellent facilities. An automatic passenger check-in system (SITA DCS) has been introduced here. The runways are equipped with modern Siemens lighting systems. Yekaterinburg Airport ranks fifth among Russian airports. In terms of passenger numbers, it is behind Moscow’s airports (Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo) and Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg.

The Ural region is one of the richest regions in Russia. Building a modern airport here that can compete with those in Moscow and St. Petersburg is a matter of pride. For this reason, large sums are being invested in the modernization of Koltsovo Airport. A few years ago, the passenger terminals at “Koltsovo” were renovated and a cargo terminal was built.

Getting to Koltsovo Airport

Yekaterinburg Airport can be reached from the city center by special shuttle buses. A spur line from the Trans-Siberian Railway also leads to Koltsovo—a convenient option, as many travelers begin their journey on the “Trans-Siberian” in Yekaterinburg.

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