Kamchatka Air Enterprise
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| Founded | 1948 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Yelizovo, Russia | ||||||
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise is a passenger airline with the main base in Yelizovo airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. The airline serves local routes in Kamchatka Krai. Since the end of 2012 it is officially called Kamchatka Aviation/Air Enterprise (in Russian: Камчатское авиационное предприятие) although the old name is also used.[1] In 2020, it became part of Russia's single far-eastern airline, along with four other airlines.[2][3]
Fleet
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The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise fleet included the following aircraft in July 2021:[4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-26 | 1 | |
| Antonov An-26B | 3 | |
| Antonov An-28 | 1 | One crashed as Flight 251 |
| Let L-410 Turbolet | 2 | stopped operations[5] |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 1 | |
| Yakovlev Yak-40K | 4 | Cargo |
| Total | 12 |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- 23 September 2001: A Yak-40 (registration: RA-87481) was damaged beyond repair after heavy landing resulting in nosegear-collapse at Tigil airfield.[6]
- 16 April 2011: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 123 - A Yak-40 (registration: RA-88241) sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Ust-Kamchatsk. None of the 21 passengers and five crew were injured. The plane took off from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport for a short flight to Ossora Airport. Inclement weather forced the crew to divert to Ust-Kamchatsk. Because weather had not improved, the flight was to return to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. During take off on runway 07 the Yak-40 suffered a runway excursion. The right landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest in the snow.[7] As of November 2012 the aircraft has not been reported to be back in service.
- 12 September 2012: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 - An Antonov An-28 (registration: RA-28715) crashed on approach to Palana; 10 people out of 14 occupants on board died.[8]
- 6 July 2021: An AN-26 of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise, also operating as Flight 251, crashed on approach. Wreckage has been found near Palana Airport. There were no survivors among the aircraft's 28 occupants.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 63.
- ^ "О компании - "ЧукотАвиа"". chukotavia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Авиакомпании Дальнего Востока перейдут на единый бренд". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "russianplanes.net". www.russianplanes.net. Retrieved Jul 6, 2021.
- ^ "Второй российский регион отказался от полетов на западных самолетах". РБК (in Russian). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-40 RA-87481 Tigil Airport". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved Jul 6, 2021.
- ^ "Yak-40 excursion from airport runway". Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ Borodina, Polina (12 September 2012). "Russian An-28 crashes on Kamchatka, killing 10". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east, rescue officials say". Reuters. 6 July 2021.
External links
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