SLY → OVB

Ob River Meanders

Follow the incredible, serpentine curves and oxbow lakes of the Ob River, one of the longest river systems in Asia.

Irtysh Confluence

The massive meeting point where the Irtysh River joins the Ob near Khanty-Mansiysk, a significant geographic landmark.

Vasyugan Swamp

Fly over the world's largest swamp, featuring a surreal mosaic of peatlands, moss, and thousands of small 'primary' lakes.

The Ob Sea

The vast Novosibirsk Reservoir, which appears like an inland ocean as you approach Tolmachevo from the north.

Agricultural Steppe

As the flight nears Novosibirsk, the forest breaks into the organized, colorful patchwork of Siberian farmland.

Arctic-Taiga Transition

Witness the stark landscape change from the barren Arctic tundra around Salekhard to the dense, dark green Siberian Taiga.

Surgut Industrial Hub

Aerial views of the oil-rich city of Surgut and its massive power stations, often visible depending on the flight corridor.

Gas Field Flares

On night flights, the horizon is dotted with the glowing flares and industrial lights of the Yamal-Nenets extraction sites.

Endless Boreal Forest

A mesmerizing, repetitive pattern of spruce and pine that stretches to the eastern horizon for hundreds of miles.