JSC Angara Airlines was an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia.[1] It was named after the Angara River.
History
Established in 2000, it operated on behalf of its owner, the Irkut Corporation aircraft repair factory out of Irkutsk International Airport.[2] With base airports in Irkutsk and Novosibirsk, Angara Airlines operated scheduled flights in the Siberian region and to other regions in the Russian Federation, as well as an international connection to Manzhouli, China. Besides the scheduled flights, Angara Airlines also offered charter transportation, VIP transportation and freight and mail services.[3]
In July 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed a letter of intent for three Irkut MC-21-300s at the MAKS Air Show in Moscow. The airline had yet to decide which engines would be chosen for the aircraft. The aircraft, when an order is placed, were originally scheduled to be delivered from 2022 to 2025.[4]
As with all Russian airlines since 2022, it was banned from flying into EU airspace.[5]
On 27 October 2025, it was reported that the Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsiya would revoke Angara Airlines air operator's certificate on 5 November 2025, effectively grounding the airline. The decision was made over flight safety concerns following the fatal crash of Angara Airlines Flight 2311 in July 2025.[6]
Destinations
As of May 2022, Angara Airlines served the following destinations:[7]
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- Amur Oblast
- Blagoveschensk – Ignatyevo Airport[8]
- Talakan – Talakan Airport
- Tynda – Tynda Airport[8]
- Zeya – Zeya Airport[8]
- Buryatia
- Nizhneangarsk – Nizhneangarsk Airport
- Taksimo – Taksimo Airport
- Ulan-Ude – Baikal International Airport
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Bodaybo – Bodaybo Airport
- Bratsk – Bratsk Airport
- Yerbogachen – Erbogachen Airport
- Irkutsk – Irkutsk International Airport
- Kirensk – Kirensk Airport
- Mama – Mama Airport
- Ust-Kut – Ust-Kut Airport
- Khabarovsk Krai
- Khabarovsk – Khabarovsk Novy Airport[8]
- Sakha
- Lensk – Lensk Airport
- Sakhalin
- Nogliki – Nogliki Airport[8]
- Okha – Okha Airport[8]
- Shakhtyorsk – Shakhtyorsk Airport[8]
- Zabaykalsky Krai
- Chara – Chara Airport
- Chita – Kadala Airport
Fleet
The Angara Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of May 2022):[9]
Accidents
External links
References
- Contact Information Angara Airlines, retrieved 30 April 2017^
- Directory: World Airlines Flight International, 2007-04-03^
- VIP Transportation angara.aero, retrieved 2017-04-30^
- Russia's MC-21 and IL-114 win new orders at MAKS Air Show atwonline.com, 19 July 2017, retrieved 19 July 2017^
- The EU Air Safety List - European Commission transport.ec.europa.eu, retrieved 2025-02-07^
- Russia Grounds Siberian Airline Following Fatal Crash The Moscow Times, 2025-10-27, retrieved 2025-10-29^
- booking.angara.aero - Schedule retrieved 7 May 2022^
- «Ангара» третье лето подряд возобновляет полёты из Хабаровска todaykhv.ru, 5 June 2024, retrieved 5 June 2024^
- Airline information angara.aero, retrieved 7 May 2022^
- Ространснадзор выдал предписание приостановить эксплуатацию всех Ан-148 ТАСС, retrieved 2018-03-20^
- 2 Killed, 7 Injured as Russian Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Siberia themoscowtimes.com, retrieved 27 June 2019^
- BREAKING Two crew members reported dead after Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 has crash landed into building in Eastern Siberia airlive.net, retrieved 27 June 2019^
- Wreckage found after plane carrying 49 people goes down in Russian far east BBC, retrieved 24 July 2025^
- Harro Ranter. Accident Antonov An-24RV RA-47315, Thursday 24 July 2025 ASN, retrieved 24 July 2025^