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Polar Airlines 
Summary
Polar Airlines (Russian: Полярные авиалинии, Poljarnýe avialinii) is an airline based in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services.[2] In 2022, it became part of Russia's single far-eastern airline, along with four other airlines.[3][4]
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Yakutsk Airport[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 56 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Parent company | Government owned | ||||||
| Headquarters | Yakutsk, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Andrei Vasiliyevich Koryakin (General Director)[1] | ||||||
| Website | https://polar.aero/ | ||||||
History edit
The airline began operations in 1997. It was formed from the Batagai, Kolyma-Indigirka, Chukordakh and Tiksi sub-divisions of Aeroflot.[2]
Destinations edit
Polar Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of January 2013):[5]
Accidents & Incidents edit
- May 16, 2003
- Antonov An-3T RA-05881 force-landed 28 mi from Sangara due to engine failure caused by bad weather; all 13 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.[6]
- November 18, 2005
- Antonov An-2TP RA-02252 crashed on a mountain 19 mi from Sangar in bad weather; all 12 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.[7]
- November 21, 2012
- Flight 227 (performed by Antonov An-26 RA-26061) from Yakutsk to Deputatsky overshot the runway on landing by 70 metres. The airline reported an icy runway as the cause. The plane received substantial damage[8] but no injuries were reported.[9]
- July 2, 2013
- Flight 9949, a Mil Mi-8 (registration RA-22657) crashed into a hill top 66 km from Deputatsky in the Sakha Republic. 19 of the 25 passengers and 3 crew were killed; of these deaths, several children were involved. 11 of the 25 passengers were children. A post-crash fire consumed the aircraft.[10][11][12] This was the first fatal accident for the airline.
- August 16, 2013
- Flight 9977, an Antonov An-2TP (registration RA-01419), made a forced landing near Vilyuisk following an unexplained engine problem; all 11 on board survived, but the aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire.[13]
- October 11, 2016
- Flight 203, an Antonov An-26 RA-26660 landed short of the runway at Belaya Gora Airport. The aircraft was severely damaged. All 33 people on board survived.[14]
Fleet edit
As of July 2012 the Polar Airlines fleet includes:[1][15]
| Aircraft type | Active | Notes |
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| Antonov An-2 | 5 | |
| Antonov An-3T | 5 | |
| Antonov An-24 | 6 | |
| Antonov An-26 | 3 | |
| Let L-410 | 4 | |
| Mil Mi-8 | 28 | |
| DA40NG Diamond Star | 2 | |
| Pilatus PC-6 Porter | 1 |
References edit
- ^ a b c Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 351
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 64.
- ^ "О компании - «ЧукотАвиа»". chukotavia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Авиакомпании Дальнего Востока перейдут на единый бренд". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Карта полетов". Полярные Авиалинии. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ Accident description for RA-05881 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2 July 2013.
- ^ Accident description for RA-02252 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Accident: Polar AN26 at Deputatsky on Nov 21st 2012, overran runway". avherald.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Children die in air crash in Russia's Sakha Republic". BBC News. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "19 people die in Russian helicopter crash: official". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Катастрофа Ми-8Т а/к Полярные авиалинии в Усть-Янском районе Якутии" [Accident Mi-8 Yakutia] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ Accident description for RA-041419 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-3-27.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26-100 RA-26660 Belaya Gora Airport (BGN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ Polar Airlines fleet
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Polar Airlines.
- Official website (in Russian)