IrAero
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.jpg) IrAero Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 | |||||||
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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Irkutsk[1] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 32[2] | ||||||
| Destinations | 60[3] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Irkutsk, Russia | ||||||
| Website | iraero.ru | ||||||
IrAero is an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia.[4] It operates domestic and international scheduled passenger services, charter and cargo flights. Its main base is in Irkutsk Airport.
History
[edit]The airline was established in 1999 in Irkutsk, Russia.
Destinations
[edit]IrAero flies to a number of destinations from its hubs in Russia: Irkutsk, Yakutsk, Magadan, and Moscow. It also carries out international flights to a number of countries including Turkey,[5] Azerbaijan,[6] China,[7] Mongolia, Philippines,[8] and Vietnam.[9]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | [6][10] | |
| China | Beijing | Beijing Daxing International Airport | ||
| Dalian | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport | Seasonal charter | [11] | |
| Harbin | Harbin Taiping International Airport | |||
| Manzhouli | Manzhouli Xijiao Airport | |||
| Sanya | Sanya Phoenix International Airport | |||
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Chinggis Khaan International Airport | ||
| Philippines | Kalibo | Kalibo International Airport | [8] | |
| Russia | Irkutsk | International Airport Irkutsk | Hub | |
| Sochi | Adler-Sochi International Airport | Seasonal | [12] | |
| Turkey | Alanya / Gazipaşa | Gazipaşa–Alanya Airport | Seasonal | [12] |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | |||
| Antalya | Antalya Airport | |||
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Noi Bai International Airport | ||
| Nha Trang | Cam Ranh International Airport | |||
| Phu Quoc | Phu Quoc International Airport |
Fleet
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Current fleet
[edit]As of August 2025[update], IrAero operates the following aircraft:[13]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | — | 156 | 156 | |
| Antonov An-24RV | 14 | — | — | 50 | 50 | |
| Antonov An-26-100 | 13 | — | — | 40 | 40 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 1 | — | — | 50 | 50 | |
| Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR | 7 | — | 12 | 81 | 93 | |
| Yakovlev MC-21-300 | — | 10 | TBA | Launch customer,[14] delayed delivery originally scheduled for 2019.[15][16] | ||
| Total | 9 | 10 | ||||
Former fleet
[edit]The IrAero fleet previously also included the following aircraft types:
Accidents
[edit]On 8 August 2011 IrAero Flight 103, operated by an Antonov An-24 (RA-46561), overran the runway at Ignatyevo Airport near Blagoveshchensk during landing at the end of a flight from Chita. Nine passengers and three crew of the five crew and 31 passengers on board were injured, but there were no casualties.[18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d iraero.ru - Flight map retrieved 7 May 2022
- ^ Airline fleet of IrAero (official) Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Iraero.ru, retrieved 7 May 2022
- ^ IrAero official destinations Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine IrAero.ru, retrieved on 10 Jun 2017
- ^ Home page Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. IrAero. Retrieved on 6 September 2012. "Sovetskaya str 139A Irkutsk, Russia, 664009" - Address in Russian: "улица Советская, дом 139а Иркутск, Россия, 664009"
- ^ Liu, Jim (9 April 2025). "IrAero NS25 Sochi Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (9 April 2025). "IrAero Adds Orenburg – Baku in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Лучкин, Виктор (8 March 2025). "Хоть в Томск, хоть в Шанхай. Новые регулярные рейсы из аэропорта Иркутска появятся через месяц". IrCity.RU (in Russian). Сетевое издание «Ирсити.ру». Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (19 September 2025). "IrAero Adds Khabarovsk – Kalibo Service in 4Q25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ ""ИрАэро" с апреля запускает прямые рейсы из Читы в Камрань" (in Russian). ChitaMedia. Информационное агентство ChitaMedia. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "IRAERO запускает прямые рейсы в Баку из Челябинска". iraero.ru. Iraero Airlines. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ^ "Авиакомпании «ИрАэро» и «Якутия» повезут этим летом российских туристов на курорты Желтого моря". tourbus.ru (in Russian). «Турбизнес». 13 March 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ a b Шульгатый, Денис (25 May 2026). "Сочи и Газипашу связал регулярный авиамаршрут". kub-inform.ru (in Russian). Сетевое издание «Кубань Информ». Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - IrAero". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 71.
- ^ "Russia's IrAero named as MC-21 launch operator".
- ^ "Авиакомпания "Ираэро" и Корпорация "Иркут" заключили контракт на поставку 10 самолетов МС-21". 28 August 2013.
- ^ ""ИрАэро" в 2019 году планирует получить 10 самолетов МС-21". tass.ru. 17 July 2017.
- ^ a b c aerotransport.org retrieved 7 May 2022
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (8 August 2011). "Accident: IrAero AN24 at Blagoveshchensk on Aug 8th 2011, runway excursion". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Авиационное происшествие с самолетом Ан-24 в аэропорту г. Благовещенска 08.08.2011 г. (in Russian). Federal Service for Supervision of Transport (Rostransnadzor). 8 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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External links
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Media related to IrAero at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Chinese, English, and Russian)
