Chukotavia

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Federal State Unitary Enterprise "ChukotAVIA"
ФГУП «ЧукотАВИА»
IATA
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ICAO
ADZ
Callsign
CHUKOTAVIA
Founded 1 September 1996
Hubs Anadyr Ugolny Airport
Beringovskiy Airport
Kresta Bay Airport
Lavrentiya Airport
Markovo Airport
Mys Shmidta Airport
Pevek Airport
Provideniya Bay Airport[1]
Fleet size 6
Headquarters Anadyr
Key people Gennady Aleksandrovich Baibarodov (General Director)[1]
Website http://chukotavia.ru

ChukotAVIA (Russian: ЧукотАВИА, short for Чукотские авиалинии (Chukotka Airlines)) is an airline based in Anadyr, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport.[1]

History

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.

Fleet

As of November 2012, the ChukotAVIA fleet includes the following aircraft:[1]

Fleet upgrade

Chukotavia announced plans to replace their Mi-8 helicopters with two DHC-6-400 turboprop aircraft purchased from Viking Air for regional flights from 2013[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 1 June 2007, p. 489
  2. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?cha=CHU

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