IrAero
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.
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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 | ||||||
Destinations
IrAero operates a dense network of metropolitan and rural domestic destinations within Russia and also serves few routes to neighboring countries.[1]
Fleet

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Current fleet
As of July 2022, the IrAero fleet comprises the following aircraft:[5][2]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | — | 156 | 156 | |
| Antonov An-24 | 19 | — | — | 48 | 48 | |
| Antonov An-26 | ||||||
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 1 | — | — | 50 | 50 | |
| Irkut MC-21-300 | — | 10 | TBA | Launch customer,[6] delayed delivery originally scheduled for 2019.[7][8] | ||
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 11 | — | 12 | 81 | 93 | |
| Total | 32 | 10 | ||||
Historical fleet
The IrAero fleet previously also included the following aircraft types:[9]
Accidents
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.[10][11]
References
- iraero.ru - Flight map retrieved 7 May 2022
- Airline fleet of IrAero (official) Iraero.ru, retrieved 7 May 2022
- IrAero official destinations 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"
- planespotters.net, retrieved 2 July 2022
- "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.
- 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. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
External links
Media related to IrAero at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Russian and English)
