IrAero is an
airline
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based in
Irkutsk
Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
,
Russia
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. It operates domestic and international scheduled passenger services, charter and cargo flights. Its main base is in
Irkutsk Airport
Irkutsk International Airport (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Иркутск) is an international airport on the outskirts of Irkutsk, Russia, at a distance of 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Lake Baikal.
Operations
The ai ...
.
History
The airline was established in 1999 in
Irkutsk
Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
,
Russia
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.
Destinations
IrAero operates a dense network of metropolitan and rural domestic destinations within Russia and also serves few routes to neighboring countries.
Fleet
![IrAero,_RA-89075,_Sukhoi_Superjet_100-95LR_(42688173020)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/IrAero%2C_RA-89075%2C_Sukhoi_Superjet_100-95LR_%2842688173020%29.jpg)
Current fleet
As of July 2022, the IrAero fleet comprises the following aircraft:
[planespotters.net]
retrieved 2 July 2022[Airline fleet of IrAero (official)]
Iraero.ru, retrieved 7 May 2022
Historical fleet
The IrAero fleet previously also included the following aircraft types:
aerotransport.org
retrieved 7 May 2022
* Antonov An-140
The Antonov An-140 is a turboprop regional airliner, designed by the Ukrainian Antonov ASTC bureau as a successor to the Antonov An-24, with extended cargo capacity and the ability to use unprepared airstrips.
Design and development
First flown ...
* Boeing 737-800
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* Boeing 777-200ER
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The 777 was designed to bridge the gap betw ...
Accidents
On 8 August 2011 IrAero Flight 103, operated by an Antonov An-24 (RA-46561), overran the runway at Ignatyevo Airport
Ignatyevo Airport (russian: Аэропорт Игнатьево) is an international airport in Amur Oblast, Russia, located near the village of Ignatyevo north-west of Blagoveshchensk. The large airport services up to medium-sized airliners wi ...
near Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk ( rus, Благове́щенск, p=bləgɐˈvʲeɕːɪnsk, meaning ''City of the Annunciation'') is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, opp ...
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.
References
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{{Airlines of Russia
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Airlines established in 1999
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Companies based in Irkutsk
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