ChukotAVIA (Russian: ЧукотАВИА, short for Чукотские авиалинии; English: Chukotka Airlines) is an airline based in Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport.[1]
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Founded | 1 September 1996 | ||||||
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Hubs | Anadyr Ugolny Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 19 | ||||||
Headquarters | Anadyr | ||||||
Key people | Tomash Troyanovsky (General Director)[1] | ||||||
Website | http://chukotavia.com/ |
The airline was established and started operations in 1996. It was formed by the merger of Anadyr and Chaunski Air Enterprises. It is owned by Anadyr Air Enterprise, Keperveyem Air Enterprise, Mys Shmidta Air Enterprise and Pevek Air Enterprise.
As of 2016, the Chukotavia fleet comprises the following aircraft:[1]
Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Antonov An-24RV | 1 | — | ||
Antonov An-26 | 3 | — | ||
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter | 5 | — | (as of August 2017)[2] | |
Mil Mi-8 | 10 | — | ||
Total | 19 |
In 2014, Chukotavia leased two DHC-6-400 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft to replace helicopters on its regional flights, with additional two aircraft purchased in 2015.[3]
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