IrAero

IrAero
ИрАэро
IrAero Sukhoi Superjet 100-95
IATA ICAO Call sign
IO IAE IRAERO
Founded1999; 27 years ago (1999)
HubsIrkutsk
Secondary hubs
Fleet size32
Destinations60
HeadquartersIrkutsk, Russia
Websiteiraero.ru

IrAero is an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia. It operates domestic and international scheduled passenger services, charter and cargo flights. Its main base is in Irkutsk Airport.

History

The airline was established in 1999 in Irkutsk, Russia.

Destinations

IrAero flies to a number of destinations from its hubs in Russia: Irkutsk, Yakutsk, Magadan, and Moscow. It also carries out international flights to a number of countries including Turkey, Azerbaijan, China, Mongolia, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport
China Beijing Beijing Daxing International Airport
Dalian Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Seasonal charter
Harbin Harbin Taiping International Airport
Manzhouli Manzhouli Xijiao Airport
Sanya Sanya Phoenix International Airport Resumes 10 December 2026
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport
Philippines Kalibo Kalibo International Airport Resumes 20 October 2026
Russia Abakan Abakan Airport Seasonal
Blagoveshchensk Ignatyevo Airport
Chelyabinsk Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport Seasonal
Chita Kadala Airport
Irkutsk International Airport Irkutsk Hub
Neryungri Chulman Neryungri Airport
Sochi Adler-Sochi International Airport Seasonal
Vladivostok Vladivostok International Airport
Turkey Alanya / Gazipaşa Gazipaşa–Alanya Airport Seasonal
Antalya Antalya Airport
Istanbul Istanbul Airport
Vietnam Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport
Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport
Phu Quoc Phu Quoc International Airport

Fleet

IrAero Bombardier CRJ200LR
IrAero Sukhoi Superjet 100

Current fleet

As of August 2025, IrAero operates the following aircraft:

IrAero fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 1 — — 156 156
Antonov An-24RV 14 — — 50 50
Antonov An-26-100 13 — — 40 40
Bombardier CRJ200LR 1 — — 50 50
Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR 7 — 12 81 93
Yakovlev MC-21-300 — 10 TBA Launch customer, delayed delivery originally scheduled for 2019.
Total 9 10

Former fleet

The IrAero fleet previously also included the following aircraft types:

Accidents

On 8 August 2011 IrAero Flight 103, operated by an Antonov An-24 (RA-46561), overran the runway at Ignatyevo Airport near Blagoveshchensk during landing at the end of a flight from Chita. Nine passengers and three crew of the five crew and 31 passengers on board were injured, but there were no casualties.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 iraero.ru - Flight map retrieved 7 May 2022
  2. ↑ Airline fleet of IrAero (official) Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Iraero.ru, retrieved 7 May 2022
  3. ↑ IrAero official destinations Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine IrAero.ru, retrieved on 10 Jun 2017
  4. ↑ Home page Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. IrAero. Retrieved on 6 September 2012. "Sovetskaya str 139A Irkutsk, Russia, 664009" - Address in Russian: "улица Советская, дом 139а Иркутск, Россия, 664009"
  5. ↑ Liu, Jim (9 April 2025). "IrAero NS25 Sochi Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 Liu, Jim (9 April 2025). "IrAero Adds Orenburg – Baku in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Лучкин, Виктор (8 March 2025). "Хоть в Томск, хоть в Шанхай. Новые регулярные рейсы из аэропорта Иркутска появятся через месяц". IrCity.RU (in Russian). Сетевое издание «Ирсити.ру». Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 Liu, Jim (19 September 2025). "IrAero Adds Khabarovsk – Kalibo Service in 4Q25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  9. ↑ ""ИрАэро" с апреля запускает прямые рейсы из Читы в Камрань" (in Russian). ChitaMedia. Информационное агентство ChitaMedia. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "IRAERO запускает прямые рейсы в Баку из Челябинска". iraero.ru. Iraero Airlines. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 "IRAERO запускает прямые рейсы в Баку из Челябинска". iraero.ru. Iraero Airlines. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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  16. 1 2 3 "Из столицы Хакасии в Иркутск- дополнительные самолёты из Абакана полетят летом" (in Russian). Abakan News. Сетевое издание Абакан 24. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 Еремеева, Кюннэй (15 February 2026). "Нерюнгри аэропорда саҥа маршруту үлэлэтэр". Sakha-sire.ru (in Yakut). Саха сирэ. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  18. 1 2 Шульгатый, Денис (25 May 2026). "Сочи и Газипашу связал регулярный авиамаршрут". kub-inform.ru (in Russian). Сетевое издание «Кубань Информ». Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - IrAero". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 71.
  20. ↑ "Russia's IrAero named as MC-21 launch operator".
  21. ↑ "Авиакомпания "Ираэро" и Корпорация "Иркут" заключили контракт на поставку 10 самолетов МС-21". 28 August 2013.
  22. ↑ ""ИрАэро" в 2019 году планирует получить 10 самолетов МС-21". tass.ru. 17 July 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 aerotransport.org retrieved 7 May 2022
  24. ↑ Hradecky, Simon (8 August 2011). "Accident: IrAero AN24 at Blagoveshchensk on Aug 8th 2011, runway excursion". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  25. ↑ Авиационное происшествие с самолетом Ан-24 в аэропорту г. Благовещенска 08.08.2011 г. (in Russian). Federal Service for Supervision of Transport (Rostransnadzor). 8 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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