The first flight Yekaterinburg – Magadan – Yekaterinburg has been dispatched from Koltsovo international airport. On June 4 an Airbus A320 of Urals Airlines landed in the airport of the Urals capital. The traveling time was about 9 hours with an intermediate stop in Yakutsk.
Overall more than 190 passengers used the initial return flights to Kolyma. Starting in June the regular flight Yekaterinburg-Magadan-Yekaterinburg will depart at 18:50 from Yekaterinburg every Monday and at 11:10 from Magadan (local time).
The Yekaterinburg Airport is among the leaders by the number of inland flights: this air hub has a network of routes connecting it with 43 cities of Russia.