Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast (Russia)

IATA: CEK ICAO: USCC

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

769 ft

234 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

55.3031°, 61.5049°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#747 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Russia)

tied #22 of 31 in RU

same length as KEJ, NJC, ASF · #33 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CEK in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #747 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · tied #22 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CEK lies at 234 m (769 ft), #224 of 650 published airports by elevation and 60.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 358 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 921 ft higher than CEK.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Koltsovo Airport (SVX), 89.6 NM, 9,925 ft. CEK has the longest runway in this radius, 574 ft over SVX.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

CEK runway: 09/27 10,499 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #22 of 31 in Russia with KEJ/NJC/ASF at 10,499 ft; ZIA leads by 4,593 ft (15,092 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Koltsovo Airport (Yekaterinburg)	`SVX`	89.6 NM (165.9 km)	9,925 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →