--- iata: SVX name: Koltsovo International Airport city: Yekaterinburg country: Russia lastUpdated: '2026-09-22' officialWebsite: 'https://svx.aero/' sources: - 'https://svx.aero/' - 'https://ar-svx.ru/services/businesshall/' - 'https://ar-svx.ru/services/wifi/' - 'https://svx.aero/en/how-to-get/from/bus/' - >- https://svx.aero/about/news/tseny-na-parkovku-v-koltsovo-izmenyatsya-s-20-dekabrya/ - >- https://oblgazeta.ru/infrastructure-and-construction/transport/2026/01/132254/ - >- https://www.justmedia.ru/news/society/aeroport-koltsovo-poluchil-natsionalnuyu-premiyu-vozdushnyye-vorota-rossii - 'https://www.e1.ru/text/business/2025/08/27/76002071/' - 'https://www.e1.ru/text/transport/2026/01/01/76203506/' - >- https://ar-svx.ru/about/news/obnovlennaya-privokzalnaya-ploshchad-aeroporta-koltsovo-vstr/ - 'https://www.uralairlines.ru/rules/registratsiya-na-reys/' - 'https://www.uralairlines.ru/airports/svx/' - >- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%86%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE_(%D0%B0%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82) - 'https://svx.aero/en/about/news/capsule-hotel-opens-in-koltsovo/' quickFacts: - >- 8.385 million passengers in 2025 (airport press via JustMedia 4 February 2026 and MK Yekaterinburg 8 February 2026) — a record, about 4% above 2024. Oblgazeta 19 January 2026, citing the press service: about 5.8 million domestic (flat) and 2.6 million international (+16%). - >- Live campus is Terminal A (domestic) plus Terminal B (international), joined on floor 1. Street doors are labelled A and B. Leftover 'A1/A2/B1/B2 as four buildings' maps are floors, not extra halls. The 1954 Stalinist hall is the VIP/business-aviation building, not a scheduled door. - >- Ural Airlines hub. Typical desks close 40 minutes before departure (Ural Airlines rules). Arrive 1 hour 30 minutes domestic / 3 hours international. Online check-in still needs the SVX desk for bags. - >- No metro at the airport. Closest metro is Botanicheskaya, then bus 66. Suburban elektrichka from Yekaterinburg-Passazhirsky about 30–40 minutes, 44 RUB as of early 2026. City buses 65 (railway station) and 66 (Botanicheskaya) are 42 RUB from 1 November 2025; the QR 33 RUB discount ended 1 January 2026. Official English leftover 'bus 1 / 28 RUB' and leftover 'express 01 / 100 RUB' are stale. - >- Unified e-visa covers 64 listed nationalities. UK, US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand passports need a consular visa. Apply only at electronic-visa.kdmid.ru. Scheduled passenger flights to the EU, UK and US remain suspended. 2025 international leaders: Antalya (~660k), Dubai (211k), Phuket (>162k), Sharm el-Sheikh (~158k), Sharjah (>136k). - >- Official walk-in for Emerald (A) and Topaz (B) is 5,800 RUB / 3 hours plus 550 RUB per extra hour; children 2–12 2,900 RUB (airport business-lounge page). Aggregator 2,500–4,000 RUB tables are leftover-cheap. Confirm Priority Pass in the live card app — the operator page does not list it. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Desks die at 40 minutes detail: >- Be at the airport 1 hour 30 minutes before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. International now has Sapsan e-gates (live 2025) plus a separate EAEU corridor — still budget the full three hours on a busy Antalya morning. summary: >- Ural Airlines closes check-in 40 minutes before departure on most SVX flights. category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'A is domestic, B is international' detail: >- Forecourt works closed the B street door from 21 July 2026, then shuffled A doors from 20 August. The operator said the rebuilt square was finished for the International Youth Festival (16 September 2026). Use the live A/B signs, not a July blog. summary: >- One connected campus: Terminal A domestic, Terminal B international, walk on floor 1. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Fountain first, then Duty Free water' detail: >- International fountain is behind Aziatish; domestic is by the smoking room (airport press to E1, 27 August 2025). Vending machines were 145 RUB the same week. FAS called that legal. Lounge water is the quality play if you already paid 5,800 RUB. summary: >- Free fountains sit after screening; the cheapest documented bottle is Duty Free at 100 RUB / 0.5 L. category: food - label: Status title: 'Russian lounge networks, not Aeroflot Bonus' detail: >- Business class and a 5,800 RUB desk buy open Emerald (A) and Topaz (B). Opal is programmes-only on the operator page. Agat is EAEU only (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan). Do not assume Priority Pass will beep. summary: >- Emerald, Opal, Topaz and Agat take ON PASS, Grey Wall, Every Lounge and similar — not Aeroflot Bonus Gold. category: status lounges: - name: Emerald Lounge zone: Domestic airside hours: Flight schedule (first departure to last; not documented 24/7) access: - >- Walk-in / paid day pass (5,800 RUB / 3 hours at the airport desk, then 550 RUB per hour; children 2–12 2,900 RUB) - Business class - Airline bonus programmes - >- Priority Pass — confirm in the live card app (operator page does not list PP) bestFor: - >- Domestic passengers who will pay the official 5,800 RUB desk rate or already hold business class summary: >- Terminal A floor 2 after security. Bazhov/Ural interior, Best Office Awards 2014, showers and a kids’ corner. Official desk 5,800 RUB / 3 hours is the honest price — skip leftover 3,000 RUB aggregator tables. Capacity about 65. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal A amenities: - Buffet - Showers - Children's area - Wi-Fi - Meeting rooms - About 65 seats - name: Opal Lounge zone: Domestic airside hours: Flight schedule (first departure to last; not documented 24/7) access: - >- ON PASS, Grey Wall, EveryLounge, RusPriority, GoldenKey, UniPass (operator page) - >- DragonPass / Persona.aero / DreamFolks — confirm in the live programme app - No published walk-in tariff on the operator page bestFor: - >- Domestic passengers holding a Russian lounge network who want the quieter A-side room summary: >- Terminal A floor 2 after security. 2025 rebuild added 50+ seats, a new buffet line and a kids’ space. Official list is programmes only — do not count on paying at the desk. Showers are not listed on the operator page. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal A amenities: - Buffet - Wi-Fi - Children's area - Cloakroom - name: Topaz Lounge zone: International airside hours: Flight schedule (first departure to last; not documented 24/7) access: - >- Walk-in / paid day pass (5,800 RUB / 3 hours at the airport desk, then 550 RUB per hour; children 2–12 2,900 RUB) - Business class - 'ON PASS, Grey Wall, EveryLounge, RusPriority, GoldenKey, UniPass' - Priority Pass — confirm in the live card app bestFor: - >- International passengers after passport control who will pay 5,800 RUB or already hold business class summary: >- Terminal B floor 3 after passport control. 2025 rebuild added about 100 seats. Showers and a kids’ corner are on the operator list. Same 5,800 RUB / 3 hours desk as Emerald. Leftover vc.ru copy that puts Topaz in Terminal A is wrong. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal B amenities: - Buffet - Showers - Children's area - Wi-Fi - name: Agat Lounge zone: EAEU / Customs Union airside hours: >- Flight schedule; Persona.aero lists 24/7 with a 3-hour cap — confirm at the desk access: - >- ON PASS, Grey Wall, EveryLounge, RusPriority, GoldenKey, UniPass (operator page) - Persona.aero (partner page) - Business class and airline bonus programmes - 'EAEU boarding pass required (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan)' bestFor: - Passengers on EAEU flights who already hold a listed programme summary: >- New in 2025 with the international-terminal rebuild. Terminal B floor 2, EAEU corridor only. Operator list is snacks and soft drinks, not a full Emerald buffet, and no showers. Skip if you are on Antalya/Dubai/Phuket — that flow is Topaz. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal B amenities: - Light snacks - Soft drinks - Wi-Fi - name: VIP Terminal zone: 'Landside, separate spire building' hours: By booking access: - >- Paid VIP handling from about 18,000 RUB on 2026 traveller reports — confirm with the airport, +7 343 226-85-82 - Not a lounge-network room bestFor: - Passengers whose company is paying for a separate building summary: >- The 1954 hall with the spire, left of Terminal B. Separate check-in and apron transfer. Skip on a normal ticket. Aggregator PP tags on this building are leftover-wrong. verdict: skip terminal: VIP / business aviation hall amenities: - Private check-in - Apron transfer - Dedicated parking waterOptions: - kind: free name: Drinking fountains (sterile zone) zone: airside summary: >- Airport press to E1, 27 August 2025, during the FAS bottled-water look. Best value once you are through screening. Many regulars still miss them. location: >- International: behind restaurant Aziatish. Domestic: by the smoking room after screening terminal: Terminal A and Terminal B isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Heinemann Duty Free water zone: airside price: '100 RUB for 0.5 L (E1 check, 27 August 2025)' summary: >- Cheapest documented sealed bottle after international screening. Confirm the till. location: Duty Free after passport control in the international sterile hall terminal: Terminal B - kind: purchase name: Vending machines zone: airside price: >- 145 RUB per bottle (E1 check, 27 August 2025; late-July leftover 150–160 RUB) summary: >- FAS said this undercuts Moscow/Petersburg airport water. Still three times a city shop. Use the fountain. location: Landside and airside vending banks in both halls terminal: Terminal A and Terminal B - kind: free name: Lounge water zone: airside price: Included with lounge entry summary: >- Still water with a paid or status visit — the most reliable quality if you already have access. location: Inside Emerald (A floor 2) or Topaz (B floor 3); Agat is snacks-only terminal: Terminal A or Terminal B isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 7 slug: svx region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/svx](/airports/svx). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/svx) - [Lounge directory](/airports/svx/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Koltsovo International Airport (SVX) Yekaterinburg, Russia · Europe A genuine connected A/B campus with a suburban train and four named lounges, traded against 5,800 RUB walk-ins, no metro, and no Western scheduled metal. ## Airportist Score **7.0 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.6 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.4 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 8.385 million (2025) - Terminals: Terminal A domestic + Terminal B international, joined on floor 1 - Typical security: 25 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: moderate ## Best for - Ural Airlines connections across Russia - Leisure to Turkey, the UAE, Egypt and Thailand - EAEU trips that can use Agat - Travellers who will ride the suburban train instead of sitting in Siberian Tract traffic ## Watch out for - No metro — bus 65 through the centre is a 60–90 minute slog - Official lounge walk-in is 5,800 RUB / 3 hours - Priority Pass is not a documented sure thing - Leftover bus 1 / 28 RUB and leftover Topaz-in-A maps ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/svx/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/svx/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/svx/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/svx/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/svx/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/svx/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/svx/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/svx/reviews.md) (free)