According to the regional statisticians, 2,900 flights were operated through the region’s major airport in January-March 2008 (which exceeds the figures for the first quarter of 2007 by 600), while the number of trains dealt with by Sverdlovsk Region Railways (Russian Railways Public Company’s regional branch) came to 5,400, which falls short of the figures for a year earlier by 200.

These data are available from the report on Sverdlovsk Region’s socioeconomic development in January-March 2008 on the Federal State Statistics Service’s official website.