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Chelyabinsk Airport

Chelyabinsk, RU

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Chelyabinsk Airport (Balandino), named for I. V. Kurchatov

Chelyabinsk, Russia · Europe

Chelyabinsk has a usable 2019 domestic terminal and clearly priced lounges, with the tradeoff that international flights still use the older sector and the city link is a bus or taxi.

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5.5/ 10

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Ease of use6.2
Comfort & amenities5.8
Food & retail4.6
Ground access5.4
Reliability5.0
Lounges5.2

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Chelyabinsk Airport (Balandino), named for I. V. Kurchatov

Chelyabinsk, Russia · Europe

Chelyabinsk has a usable 2019 domestic terminal and clearly priced lounges, with the tradeoff that international flights still use the older sector and the city link is a bus or taxi.

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5.5/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use6.2
Comfort & amenities5.8
Food & retail4.6
Ground access5.4
Reliability5.0
Lounges5.2

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Fastest to city
Unpublished
Taxi Metar
Cheapest to city
City buses 1, 41, and 45
$ · 40-90 min
Lounges
3
Terminals
Terminal A domestic (2019); older international sector
Passengers / year
2.160 million (2025)

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Chelyabinsk Airport and the Chelyabinsk city center

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City center Chelyabinsk

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