IrAero
Russian airline
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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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History
The airline was established in 1999 in Irkutsk, Russia.
Destinations
IrAero flies to a number of destinations from its hubs in Russia: Irkutsk, Yakutsk, Magadan, and Moscow. It also carries out international flights to a number of countries including Turkey,[5] Azerbaijan,[6] China,[7] Mongolia, Philippines,[8] and Vietnam.[9]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | [6] | |
| China | Beijing | Beijing Daxing International Airport | ||
| Harbin | Harbin Taiping International Airport | |||
| Manzhouli | Manzhouli Xijiao Airport | |||
| Sanya | Sanya Phoenix International Airport | |||
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Chinggis Khaan International Airport | ||
| Philippines | Kalibo | Kalibo International Airport | [8] | |
| Russia | ||||
| Turkey | Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | ||
| Antalya | Antalya Airport | |||
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Noi Bai International Airport | ||
| Nha Trang | Cam Ranh International Airport | |||
| Phu Quoc | Phu Quoc International Airport |
Fleet
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Current fleet
As of August 2025[update], IrAero operates the following aircraft:[10]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | — | 156 | 156 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 1 | — | — | 50 | 50 | |
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 7 | — | 12 | 81 | 93 | |
| Yakovlev MC-21-300 | — | 10 | TBA | Launch customer,[11] delayed delivery originally scheduled for 2019.[12][13] | ||
| Total | 9 | 10 | ||||
Former fleet
The IrAero fleet previously also included the following aircraft types:
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.[15][16]
