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| Founded | 2000; 25 years ago (2000) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | November 5, 2025; 15 days ago (2025-11-05) | ||||||
| Hubs | Irkutsk International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Tolmachevo International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 21 | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Irkutsk, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Anatoly Fedorovich Yurtayev (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | angara.aero | ||||||
JSCAngara Airlines (Russian:ЗАО «Авиакомпания „Ангара“»,romanized: ZAO "Aviakompaniya 'Angara'") was anairline based inIrkutsk, Russia.[1] It was named after theAngara River.
On 27 October 2025, it was reported that the Russian civil aviation authorityRosaviatsiya would revoke Angara Airlinesair operator's certificate on 5 November 2025, effectively grounding the airline. The decision was made over flight safety concerns following the fatal crash ofAngara Airlines Flight 2311 in July 2025.[2]
Established in 2000, it operated on behalf of its owner, theIrkut Corporation aircraft repair factory[3] out ofIrkutsk International Airport.[3] With base airports in Irkutsk andNovosibirsk, Angara Airlines operated scheduled flights in theSiberian region and to other regions in the Russian Federation, as well as an international connection toManzhouli,China. Besides the scheduled flights, Angara Airlines also offered charter transportation, VIP transportation and freight and mail services.[4]
In July 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed a letter of intent for threeIrkut MC-21-300s at theMAKS 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.[5]
As with allRussian airlines since 2022, it wasbanned from flying into EU airspace.[6]
As of May 2022, Angara Airlines served the following destinations:[7]
The Angara Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of May 2022):[9]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Antonov An-2 | 2 | — | 12 | |
| Antonov An-24RV | 5 | — | 48 | Three crashed as flightsAGU200 (2019),AGU9007 (2011) andAGU2311 (2025). |
| Antonov An-26-100 | 3 | — | 43 | |
| Mil Mi-8 | 11 | — | 22 | |
| Antonov An-148-100E | 5 | — | 68 | All Retired[10] |
| Total | 21 | — |
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