{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport","iataCode":"CEK","icaoCode":"USCC","city":"Chelyabinsk","country":"RU","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":true,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":55.305801,"longitude":61.5033},"elevationMeters":234,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Ural Airlines and Yamal Airlines both use Chelyabinsk Kurchatov Airport (CEK / USCC) as a secondary base, 18 km north of Chelyabinsk in one of Russia's major metallurgical regions. A new domestic terminal opened in 2019, when the airport was named after nuclear physicist Igor Kurchatov; in 2024 it ranked among Russia's 20 busiest airports, with capacity for about 2.5 million passengers. Air cargo moves mainly as belly freight on passenger services — regionally relevant for the steel, pipe and ma","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/chelyabinsk-balandino-airport-cek","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/chelyabinsk-balandino-airport-cek","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport · (IATA: CEK) · Chelyabinsk, RU · 234 m · Cargo Hub"}