Chukotavia
Russian airline
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ChukotAVIA (Russian: ЧукотАВИА, short for Чукотские авиалинии; English: Chukotka Airlines) is an airline based in Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport.[1] As of February 2025, it is banned from flying into the EU.[2]
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| Founded | 1 September 1996 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Anadyr Ugolny Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Anadyr | ||||||
| Key people | Tomash Troyanovsky (General Director)[1] | ||||||
| Website | http://chukotavia.com/ | ||||||
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1996. It was formed by the merger of Anadyr and Chaunski Air Enterprises. It is owned by Anadyr Air Enterprise, Keperveyem Air Enterprise, Mys Shmidta Air Enterprise and Pevek Air Enterprise. In 2020, it became part of Aurora, Russia's single far-eastern airline, along with four other airlines.[3][4]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2025[update], Chukotavia operates the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter | 4 | — | ||
| Total | 4 | |||
Fleet upgrade
In 2014, Chukotavia leased two DHC-6-400 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft to replace helicopters on its regional flights, with additional two aircraft purchased in 2015.[6]
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
- 1 Antonov An-24RV[1]
- 3 Antonov An-26[1]
- 1 further De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter[7]
- 10 Mil Mi-8[1]
Destinations
- Anadyr Ugolny Airport
- Beringovsky Airport, Beringovsky
- Keperveyem Airport, Bilibino
- Kresta Bay Airport, Egvekinot
- Lavrentiya Airport
- Markovo Airport
- Pevek Airport
- Provideniya Bay Airport
- Vayegi
