TJM → SLY

The Ob River

The massive, winding artery of Siberia serves as the primary visual landmark for most of the flight.

Irtysh Confluence

The spectacular meeting point where the Irtysh River joins the Ob near the city of Khanty-Mansiysk.

Oxbow Meanders

Intricate, loop-shaped lakes and abandoned river channels creating artistic patterns on the landscape.

Energy Infrastructure

Spotting the pipelines and occasional gas flares that characterize the Yamalo-Nenets industrial landscape.

Salekhard Torch Bridge

During the final descent into Salekhard, look for the unique cable-stayed bridge over the Shaitanka River.

Tyumen Northern Fringe

Aerial view of the Tura River and the industrial northern districts of Tyumen shortly after takeoff.

Vast Taiga

Continuous stretches of dense Siberian coniferous forests stretching toward the horizon.

Thermokarst Lakes

Thousands of small, circular glacial and permafrost lakes dotting the flat marshy landscape.

Polar Urals

On exceptionally clear days, the distant jagged silhouettes of the Ural Mountains may be visible to the far west.