Yekaterinburg-based Koltsovo Airport serviced 582,880 passengers in the first quarter of 2011, which was 16.5% better than in the first quarter of 2010. This figure included 227,660 people flying internationally (which was 14.4% better than a year earlier) and 355,220 passengers on domestic flights (which was 17.9% better than a year earlier).

The number of sorties rose by 36% against the first quarter of 2010 and came to 4,160.

Most passengers flew to Phuket, Goa, Dubai, Bangkok, Beijing, Saint Petersburg, and Frankfurt.