Khabarovsk Airlines (russian: Хабаровские авиалинии, '), stylised KhabAvia (russian: ХабАвиа, '), is a Russian state-owned

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with bases at

Khabarovsk Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China ...

and

Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (russian: Никола́евск-на-Аму́ре, translit=Nikoláyevsk-na-Amúrye) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located on the Amur River close to its liman in the Pacific Ocean. Population: Geography The town is ...

. Established in 2004, the airline operates nine

Antonov Antonov State Enterprise ( uk, Державне підприємство «Антонов»), formerly the Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex named after Antonov (Antonov ASTC) ( uk, Авіаційний науково-технічни� ...

and

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aircraft . Its flight schedule, accessed in December 2016, states that Khabarovsk Airlines flies to ten destinations. In 2020, it became part of Russia's single far-eastern airline, along with four other airlines.

History

Khabarovsk Airlines was founded by the

Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...

government in 2004 as a regional state

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. It received its

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on 19 April 2004.

Corporate affairs

The airline is headquartered at Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Destinations

Khabarovsk Airlines' flight schedule, accessed in December 2016, lists the following destinations, all of which are located in the Russian ''krai'' of

Fleet

, Khabarovsk Airlines operates the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

* On 21 July 2010, Flight 9236, an Antonov An-12BK operating a cargo flight from

Keperveyem Keperveyem (russian: Кепервеем; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Ḳèpèrvèèm'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Munic ...

Komsomolsk-on-Amur Komsomolsk-on-Amur ( rus, Комсомольск-на-Амуре, r=Komsomolsk-na-Amure, p=kəmsɐˈmolʲsk nɐɐˈmurʲə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the west bank of the Amur Rive ...

, was taking off when its

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failed. The aircraft skid off the runway, severely damaging the landing gear and the underside of the

fuselage The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraft t ...

; it was damaged beyond repair. All eight occupants of the aircraft survived. *On 15 November 2017, Flight 463, operated by Let L-410UVP-E20 RA-67047, crashed on approach to Nelkan Airport, killing six of the seven people on board. The aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport.

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* {{authority control Airlines established in 2004 Airlines of Russia Russian brands 2004 establishments in Russia Government-owned airlines Government-owned companies of Russia Companies based in Khabarovsk Krai