Airline: | Angara Airlines Авиакомпания «Ангара» |
Fleet Size: | 22 |
Destinations: | 16 |
Iata: | 2G |
Icao: | AGU |
Callsign: | SARMA |
Headquarters: | Irkutsk, Russia |
Key People: | Anatoly Fedorovich Yurtayev (CEO) |
Hubs: | Irkutsk International Airport |
Focus Cities: | |
Website: | angara.aero |
JSC Angara Airlines (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Ангара») is an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia.[1]
Established in 2000, it operates on behalf of its owner, the Irkut Corporation aircraft repair factory out of Irkutsk International Airport.[2] With base airports in Irkutsk and Novosibirsk, Angara Airlines operates scheduled flights in the Siberian region and to other regions in the Russian Federation, and topping it off with one international connection, to Manzhouli, China. Besides the scheduled flights, Angara Airlines also offers charter transportation, VIP transportation and freight and mail services.[3]
In July 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed a letter of intent for 3 Irkut MC-21-300s at the MAKS Air Show in Moscow. The airline has yet to decide which engines will be chosen for the aircraft. The aircraft, when an order is placed, were originally scheduled to be delivered from 2022 to 2025.[4]
As of May 2022, Angara Airlines serves the following destinations:[5]
The Angara Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May 2022):[7]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonov An-2 | 2 | - | 12 | ||
Antonov An-24RV | 6 | - | 48 | ||
Antonov An-26-100 | 3 | - | 43 | ||
Mil Mi-8 | 11 | - | 22 | ||
Total | 22 | - |
Angara Airlines Official website