Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport
nativename = Аэропорт Баландино
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IATA = CEK
ICAO = USCC
type = Public
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location = Chelyabinsk
elevation-f = 741
elevation-m = 226
coordinates = Coord|55|18|18|N|061|30|18|E|type:airport|display=inline,title
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r1-number = 09/27
r1-length-f = 10,499
r1-length-m = 3,200
r1-surface = Concrete
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Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport Airport codes|CEK|USCC is an airport in Russia located 18 km north of Chelyabinsk. It services large airliners and can park up to 51 aircraft. It also serves as a secondary hub for S7 Airlines.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger airlines

*Aeroflot-Nord (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
*Aviaprad (Frankfurt, Hanover)
*Dalavia
*KD Avia (Kaliningrad)
*Rossiya (St. Petersburg)
*S7 Airlines (Adler/Sochi, Almaty, Anapa, Dushanbe, Khudgant, Moscow-Domodedovo, Yerevan)
*SkyExpress (Moscow-Vnukovo)
*Uzbekistan Airways
*VIM Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo)

Cargo airlines

*Grizodubova Air Company (Moscow-Vnukovo)

Accidents and incidents

* On January 26, 2008, an S7 Airlines Airbus A319 landed on the taxiway by mistake. There was no injuries or damage.
* On May 26, 2008 an Antonov An-12 operated by Moskovia Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff when trying an emergency landing. All nine crew members on board were killed.

External links

* [http://aeroport74.ru Official website] [http://aeroport74.ru/Fotogalereja/aeroport with photos]
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