OJSC "SAT Airlines — Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy" (russian: Сахалинские Авиатрассы), commonly known as SAT Airlines, was an

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based in

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh ...

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. It provided scheduled regional air services in Russia's Far East and to destinations in China,

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and Japan. Other services included charter flights, search and rescue operations, firefighting and aerial patrols. Its main base was

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (russian: Аэропорт Южно-Сахалинск, ), also called Khomutovo (), is an airport in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on the Russian island of Sakhalin. The airport was established in 1945 as a military airfield. With ...

. The airline was amalgamated with Vladivostok Air to form new carrier

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in October 2013, with the new company retaining the airline designator codes of SAT Airlines.

History

The Joint Stock Company, Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy — SAT Airlines was established as a result of the reorganisation of the Sakhalin United Detachment. It was established and started operations on 20 April 1992. Its sole owner was the Government of the Russian Federation. It employed 574 staff.

Destinations

In October 2013, SAT Airlines operated flights to the following destinations:Polet-Sirena
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/ref> ;China * Harbin -

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;Japan *

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;Russia *

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- Burevestnik Airport *

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* Khabarovsk -

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Focus City *

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky ( rus, Петропавловск-Камчатский, a=Петропавловск-Камчатский.ogg, p=pʲɪtrɐˈpavləfsk kɐmˈtɕatskʲɪj) is a city and the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultu ...

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport Elizovo Airport (russian: Аэропорт Елизово) , also known as Yelizovo Airport or Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, is located in the Russian Far East city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai. Its main runway is long. Milit ...

* Okha - Okha Airport *

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* Yuzhno-Kurilsk - Yuzhno-Kurilsk Airport *

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ( rus, Ю́жно-Сахали́нск, a=Ru-Южно-Сахалинск.ogg, p=ˈjuʐnə səxɐˈlʲinsk, literally "South Sakhalin City") is a city on Sakhalin island, and the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. I ...

Hub ;South Korea *

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Fleet

Antonov An-24RV, Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy (SAT) JP6454795

In October 2013, SAT Airlines' fleet consisted of the following aircraft:SAT Airlines Official Website
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References

External links

Official website

Official website

SAT Airlines aircraftInitial version of the Sakhalin Air Transport Passenger Safety Information
Defunct airlines of Russia Companies based in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Former Aeroflot divisions Airlines established in 1992 Airlines disestablished in 2013 {{Russia-airline-stub

History

Destinations

Fleet

See also

References

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