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Ural Airlines
Russia · SVERDLOVSK AIR

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Russia's leading private airline connecting East and West.
Founded
1943
Headquarters
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Ural Airlines is one of Russia's largest and oldest private carriers, headquartered in Yekaterinburg. Founded in 1943 as part of the Soviet civil aviation system, it was restructured and privatized following the dissolution of the USSR, becoming a major independent airline serving domestic and international routes.
The airline operates an extensive network spanning destinations across Russia, the CIS, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. It is particularly known for its strong presence at Koltsovo International Airport in Yekaterinburg, which serves as its primary hub.
Ural Airlines has built a reputation as a reliable carrier with a modern Airbus fleet and has received recognition for on-time performance and passenger service within the Russian aviation market.
Hubs & network
Ural Airlines primarily operates from Koltsovo International Airport (SVX) in Yekaterinburg, with additional operations at Moscow's Zhukovsky and Domodedovo airports.
Fleet
Ural Airlines operates an all-Airbus fleet consisting primarily of Airbus A319, A320, and A321 aircraft.
Notable facts
- ›Ural Airlines is one of the largest private airlines in Russia by passenger numbers.
- ›In August 2019, a Ural Airlines Airbus A321 made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Moscow after a bird strike, with all 233 passengers surviving.
- ›The airline traces its origins to the Sverdlovsk Civil Aviation Unit established in 1943.
- ›Ural Airlines serves over 100 destinations across Russia and internationally.
- ›The carrier has consistently ranked among Russia's top five airlines by passenger traffic.
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Primary hubs
Route network map (226 legs)












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Route network
AER → DME320
AER → LBD320
AER → SVX320
ATH → KRR320
BUD → KRR320
BUD → ROV320
CDG → SVX320
CEK → DME320
CEK → DWC321
CEK → DYU320
CEK → LBD320
CEK → NMA320
CEK → OSS320
CEK → PRG320
CEK → TAS320
CGN → DME320
DME → AER320
DME → CEK320
DME → CGN320
DME → FRU320
DME → GBB320
DME → GOJ320
DME → HTA320
DME → IKT320
DME → KGD320
DME → KRR320
DME → KUF320
DME → KVD321
DME → KZN320
DME → LED320
DME → LLK320
DME → LWN320
DME → MRV320
DME → NCU320
DME → NJC320
DME → NVI320
DME → OSS320
DME → OVB320
DME → RMI321
DME → ROV320
DME → SIP320 319
DME → SVX320
DME → TIV320
DME → TJU320
DME → UFA320
DME → UUD319
DWC → CEK321
DWC → GOJ321
DWC → KUF321
DWC → MRV321
DWC → PEE321
DWC → SVX321 320
DXB → KRR320
DXB → KUF320
DXB → MRV320
DXB → SVX320
DYU → CEK320
DYU → GOJ320
DYU → KJA320
DYU → KUF320
DYU → KZN320
DYU → LED320
DYU → MRV320
DYU → NBC320
DYU → ROV320
DYU → SVX320
DYU → UFA320
DYU → VOG320
EVN → GOJ320
EVN → KUF320
EVN → LED320
EVN → SVX320
FCO → SVX320
FRU → DME320
FRU → SVX320
GBB → DME320
GOJ → DME320
GOJ → DWC321
GOJ → DYU320
GOJ → EVN320
Fleet (aircraft types operated)
Encyclopaedia
Ural Airlines is an airline based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, that operates scheduled and chartered domestic and international flights out of Koltsovo International Airport. In 2018, the company transported nine million passengers.
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kharon.com· 6/23/2026
A U.K. Firm Arranged a $200 Payment from a Russian Airline. It Led to a £1 Million Fine.
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Caspian Post· 12/22/2025
Ural Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Fuel Discrepancy
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Aerospace Global News· 7/17/2026
Ural Airlines to build a dedicated MC-21 maintenance facility… before it even has the jets
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The Moscow Times· 2/12/2026
Russia’s Ural Airlines to Extend Airbus A320 Lifespan Amid Parts Shortages
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united24media.com· 6/17/2026
UK Issues Record $1.3 Million Fine to Sabre Over Services Provided to Russia's Ural Airlines
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FL360aero· 2/14/2026
Sans Airbus support, Russian Ural Airlines aims an inhouse Program to Extend Airbus A320 Lifespan beyond 96,000 flight hours.
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