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{{Short description|Russian airline}}
''For the American Cargo airline see: [[Polar Air Cargo]]''
{{distinguish|Polar Air Cargo}}
{{Infobox Airline
{{Infobox airline
| airline = State Unitary Enterprise "Aircompany "Polar Airlines"<br><small>ГУП «Авиакомпания «Полярные авиалинии»</small>
| airline = State Unitary Enterprise "Aircompany "Polar Airlines"<br><small>ГУП «Авиакомпания «Полярные авиалинии»</small>
| logo =
| logo = File:Polar Airlines logo.png
| logo_size = 250
| logo_size = 100
| fleet_size = 56
| fleet_size = 56
| destinations = 20
| destinations = 20
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| parent = Government owned
| parent = Government owned
| company_slogan =
| company_slogan =
| founded = 1997
| founded = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| headquarters = [[Yakutsk]], [[Russia]]
| headquarters = [[Yakutsk]], [[Russia]]
| key_people = Andrei Vasiliyevich Koryakin ([[Director General|General
| key_people = Andrei Vasiliyevich Koryakin ([[Director General|General
Director]])<ref name="ATM">Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", ''Airline Reference'', Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 351</ref>
Director]])<ref name="ATM">Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", ''Airline Reference'', Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 351</ref>
| bases = [[Yakutsk]]<ref name="ATM"/>
| bases = [[Yakutsk Airport]]<ref name="ATM"/>
| frequent_flyer =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| alliance =
| website = http://www.polarair.ru/
| website = https://polar.aero/
}}
}}


[[File:Polar Airlines Antonov An-26-100 Sibille.jpg|thumb|Antonov An-26-100]]
[[File:Polar Airlines Antonov An-26-100 Sibille.jpg|thumb|Antonov An-26-100]]


'''Polar Airlines''' ('''Polyarnye Avialinii''') is an [[airline]] based in [[Yakutsk]], [[Sakha Republic]], [[Russia]]. It operates scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title=Directory: World Airlines | work=[[Flight International]] | page=64 | date=2007-04-10}}</ref>
'''Polar Airlines''' ({{langx|ru|Полярные авиалинии}}, ''Poljarnýe avialinii'') is an [[airline]] based in [[Yakutsk]], [[Sakha Republic]], [[Russia]]. It operates scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title=Directory: World Airlines | work=[[Flight International]] | page=64 | date=2007-04-10}}</ref> In 2022, it became part of [[Aurora (airline)|Russia's single far-eastern airline]], along with four other airlines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=О компании - «ЧукотАвиа» |url=https://chukotavia.com/ru/about |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=chukotavia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Авиакомпании Дальнего Востока перейдут на единый бренд |url=https://www.rbc.ru/business/06/12/2022/638dfa0c9a7947e8b9ee495b |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=РБК |date=6 December 2022 |language=ru}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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==Destinations==
==Destinations==
Polar Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of January 2013):<ref>[http://www.polarair.ru/content/view/534/35/]</ref>
Polar Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of January 2013):<ref>{{Cite web|title=Карта полетов|url=https://polarair.ru/passazhiru/obshchaya-informatsiya/karta-poletov/index.php|access-date=2020-11-10|website=Полярные Авиалинии}}</ref>


;{{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Russia]]'''
;{{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Russia]]'''
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*[[Tiksi]] - [[Tiksi Airport]]
*[[Tiksi]] - [[Tiksi Airport]]
*[[Yakutsk]] - [[Yakutsk Airport]]
*[[Yakutsk]] - [[Yakutsk Airport]]
*[[Zyryanka]] - [[Zyryanka Airport]]


==Accidents and incidents==
==Incidents==
;May 16, 2003: [[Antonov An-3|Antonov An-3T]] RA-05881 force-landed 28&nbsp;mi from Sangara due to engine failure caused by bad weather; all 13 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= RA-05881|id= 20030516-1|accessdate= {{date|2013-7-2}}}}</ref>
;May 16, 2003: [[Antonov An-3|Antonov An-3T]] RA-05881 force-landed 28&nbsp;mi from Sangara due to engine failure caused by bad weather; all 13 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= RA-05881|id= 20030516-1|accessdate= 2 July 2013}}</ref>
;November 18, 2005: [[Antonov An-2|Antonov An-2TP]] RA-02252 crashed on a mountain 19&nbsp;mi from Sangar in bad weather; all 12 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= RA-02252|id= 20051118-0|accessdate= {{date|2013-7-2}}}}</ref>
;November 18, 2005: [[Antonov An-2|Antonov An-2TP]] RA-02252 crashed on a mountain 19&nbsp;mi from Sangar in bad weather; all 12 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= RA-02252|id= 20051118-0|accessdate= 2 July 2013}}</ref>
;November 21, 2012: Flight RKA-227 (performed by [[Antonov An-26]] RA-26061) from [[Yakutsk]] to [[Deputatsky, Sakha Republic|Deputatsky]] overshot the runway on landing by 70 metres. The airline reported an icy runway as the cause. The plane received substantial damage<ref>http://www.avsim.su/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=397427</ref> but no injuries were reported.<ref>http://avherald.com/h?article=45961174</ref>
;November 21, 2012: Flight 227 (performed by [[Antonov An-26]] RA-26061) from [[Yakutsk]] to [[Deputatsky, Sakha Republic|Deputatsky]] overshot the runway on landing by 70 metres. The airline reported an icy runway as the cause. The plane received substantial damage<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avsim.su/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=397427 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101005259/http://www.avsim.su/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=397427 |archive-date=2013-11-01 }}</ref> but no injuries were reported.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accident: Polar AN26 at Deputatsky on Nov 21st 2012, overran runway|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=45961174|access-date=2020-11-10|website=avherald.com}}</ref>
;July 2, 2013: Flight 9949, a [[Mil Mi-8]] (registration RA-22657) crashed into a hill top 66&nbsp;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. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23142651</ref><ref>http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/19-people-die-in-russian-helicopter-crash-official-386831</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1368|title= Катастрофа Ми-8Т а/к Полярные авиалинии в Усть-Янском районе Якутии|language= Russian|trans_title= Accident Mi-8 Yakutia|publisher= airdisaster.ru|accessdate= {{date|2013-10-29}}}}</ref> This was the first fatal accident for the airline.
;July 2, 2013: [[Polar Airlines Flight 9949|Flight 9949]], a [[Mil Mi-8]] (registration RA-22657) crashed into a hill top 66&nbsp;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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-07-02|title=Children die in air crash in Russia's Sakha Republic|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23142651|access-date=2020-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=19 people die in Russian helicopter crash: official|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/19-people-die-in-russian-helicopter-crash-official-527093|access-date=2020-11-10|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= RA-041419|id= 20130816-0|accessdate= 2015-3-27}}</ref>
;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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26-100 RA-26660 Belaya Gora Airport (BGN)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20161011-0|access-date=2020-11-10|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>


== Fleet ==
== Fleet ==
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As of July 2012 the Polar Airlines fleet includes:<ref name="ATM"/><ref>[http://www.polarair.ru/content/blogsection/5/34/ Polar Airlines fleet]</ref>
As of July 2012 the Polar Airlines fleet includes:<ref name="ATM"/><ref>[http://www.polarair.ru/content/blogsection/5/34/ Polar Airlines fleet]</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
⚫
*17 [[Antonov An-2]]
|-
⚫
*3 [[Antonov An-3]]T
! Aircraft type !! Active !! Notes
*3 [[Antonov An-24]]
|-
*6 [[Antonov An-26]]
*? [[L-410]]
| [[Antonov An-2]]|| 5 ||
|-
⚫
*26 [[Mil Mi-8]]
| [[Antonov An-3|Antonov An-3T]] || 5 ||
|-
⚫
| [[Antonov An-24]] || 6 ||
|-
⚫
| [[Antonov An-26]]
|3
|
|-
| [[Let L-410]] || 4 ||
|-
⚫
| [[Mil Mi-8]] || 28 ||
|-
| [[DA40 Diamond Star|DA40NG Diamond Star]] || 2 ||
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-6 Porter]]|| 1 ||
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Polar Airlines}}
{{commons category|Polar Airlines}}
*{{Official|https://polar.aero/}} {{in lang|ru}}
*{{ru icon}} [http://www.polarair.ru Polar Airlines official website]


{{Airlines of Russia}}
{{Airlines of Russia}}
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[[Category:Former Aeroflot divisions]]
[[Category:Former Aeroflot divisions]]
[[Category:Helicopter airlines]]
[[Category:Helicopter airlines]]
[[Category:Companies based in Sakha Republic]]
[[Category:Russian companies established in 1997]]

Latest revision as of 00:43, 4 January 2025

Not to be confused with Polar Air Cargo.
State Unitary Enterprise "Aircompany "Polar Airlines"
ГУП «Авиакомпания «Полярные авиалинии»
IATA ICAO Call sign
PI RKA AIR SAKHA
Founded1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Operating basesYakutsk Airport[1]
Fleet size56
Destinations20
Parent companyGovernment owned
HeadquartersYakutsk, Russia
Key peopleAndrei Vasiliyevich Koryakin (General Director)[1]
Websitehttps://polar.aero/
Antonov An-26-100

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]

History

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The airline began operations in 1997. It was formed from the Batagai, Kolyma-Indigirka, Chukordakh and Tiksi sub-divisions of Aeroflot.[2]

Destinations

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Polar Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of January 2013):[5]

Russia Russia

Accidents and incidents

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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] 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.[12]
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.[13]

Fleet

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As of July 2012 the Polar Airlines fleet includes:[1][14]

Aircraft type Active Notes
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

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  1. ^ a b c Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 351
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 64.
  3. ^ "О компании - «ЧукотАвиа»". chukotavia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  4. ^ "Авиакомпании Дальнего Востока перейдут на единый бренд". РБК (in Russian). 6 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  5. ^ "Карта полетов". Полярные Авиалинии. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  6. ^ Accident description for RA-05881 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2 July 2013.
  7. ^ Accident description for RA-02252 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2012-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Accident: Polar AN26 at Deputatsky on Nov 21st 2012, overran runway". avherald.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  10. ^ "Children die in air crash in Russia's Sakha Republic". BBC News. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  11. ^ "19 people die in Russian helicopter crash: official". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  12. ^ Accident description for RA-041419 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-3-27.
  13. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26-100 RA-26660 Belaya Gora Airport (BGN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  14. ^ Polar Airlines fleet
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